Leave a Legacy of No Regrets

During my ten years of assisting families with making burial arrangements, I listened to countless expressions of regret by loved ones on behalf of the deceased. "I regret that he didn't, she didn't, I didn't, we didn't, or they didn't." This remorse that the deceased didn't get a chance to do something that they always wanted to do brings sadness and disappointment to the family and loved ones left behind.

Mother's Day Prep: The 3 Key Ingredients to Getting Through This Week

This whole mother's day thing can be a real drag when you don't have a mother. Advertisements on the radio and television... emails piling up in your mailbox... plans being created all around you. When you don't have a mother to celebrate, it's quite possible to feel like the loneliest person on the planet this week, especially, on Mother's Day.

The Types of Continuing Bonds Which Have A Positive Impact on Parental Bereavement

My daughter Jaimè Jacinda was only with me for four short days before she passed away in my arms. My struggle to find answers to the questions ‘Why?’ and ‘Why Me?’ haunted me for a long time. Making sense of your own child’s death is no easy feat. How does one move on and find some sense of meaning in life when you’ve been challenged with the biggest injustice imaginable.

My Mother's Day

On Mother's Day I miss my son.

Yet I look up into the sky and feel him smiling down on me.

 

On Mother's Day other mothers are accepting handmade gifts from their children

When I bask in the glow of my son's bravery.

 

On Mother's Day some mothers are having breakfast in bed.

I wake up next to my husband who thinks I am the best mommy ever!

 

On Mother's Day I miss having the duties of a mommy.

Yet my duty is to spread his story and his inspiration every chance I get.

 

Where Are My Loved Ones Now?

Something I get asked often by those who are bereaved, like you, like me is "Where are my loved ones now?" "Are they safe?" "Are they happy?" "Will I see them again?"

 

I believe they are and you will, but what I believe doesn't matter, it's what you believe. It's your belief alone that ultimately is going to answer those questions for you.

 

You might be scrambling about in the dark right now wondering what you do think about life after death. You will no doubt fall into one of these categories: