May 12, 2023 “The courage to be is the courage to accept oneself, in spite of being unacceptable.”– Paul Tillich When you grieve, you will experience emotions that are so unfamiliar to you that you will wonder where they came from. They are born from pain...
May 11, 2023 “They mustn’t know my despair. I can’t let them see the wounds which they have caused. I couldn’t bear their sympathy and their kind-hearted jokes, it would only make me want to scream all the more.”– Anne Frank Be prepared. When you lose...
May 10, 2023 “The Spirit comes to our aid in our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we ought, but the Spirit itself intercedes with inexpressible groanings. And the one who searches hearts knows what is the intention of the Spirit, because it intercedes...
May 9, 2023 “Give sorrow words; the grief that does not speak knits up the o-er wrought heart and bids it break.”– William Shakespeare Were you ever told by your parents to “Keep a stiff upper lip”? Were you ever told by a coach to “Suck it up”? Were you...
May 8, 2023 I Am Still Near Death has taken me from this world,and though we are apart, I am still near.All that we meant to each other remains true,in trust and faith, have no fear. Keep me always close to your heart,For I leave with you what no one can steal,a...
May 7, 2023 “Death is also a form of final justice, one in which the scales are balanced by love and forgiveness”– Dr. Christopher Kerr For seven months, Sandy left her home and moved in with her mother-in-law who was dying of cancer. The doctors had given...
