Death is the ultimate loss. After a loved one departs from this world, we experience immense grief and sadness. How are we supposed to carry on with life after this type of loss? What can we expect in the days, weeks, and months following the funeral?
Ever since losing my 17 year old son Brian in a car accident when someone would say the word “strong” it would make me so mad.
They miss us, too, the ones who've gone before us,
crossed the bar or bought the farm,
ascended into heaven, kicked the bucket, in repose,
asleep in Christ, to glory graduated, gone to be with God
and all his angels, all those scrubbed and sweeter, silly,
By Dora Carpenter Submitted On January 01, 2018
We all have a circle somewhere in our existence that represents wholeness. A representation can be drawn on paper or simply in your mind and the starting line is never broken. Everything is connected.
To my Parent/Parents from your Child in Heaven,
I've contemplated writing this post for months, but fear has kept me from doing so.
By Steve Wickham Submitted On December 22, 2017
By: Herb Knoll
Author: The Widower’s Journey
Founder: The WidowersSupportNetwork.com
Have you heard of The 12 Nights of Kindness? Beginning December 13 and ending Christmas Eve, the tradition is to leave a small treat paired with a poem based on the 12 Days of Christmas on a neighbor's porch. The concept is to teach kids that giving is just as fun as receiving.
