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The Cremation Option
Jesse Flynn, children's writer, life-coach and grief specialist, writes about Cremation as an option. She writes: I applaud having such choices and so do most religions. Nevertheless, as a gri...
Monday, November 9, 2015
Music: Helping to Heal Those that Grieve
Tony Falzano, writer, composer and grief specialists writes: Emotions will rise when you listen to music. What usually follows is crying, even sobbing. This is okay and it should be welcomed. ...
Monday, November 9, 2015
A Man and His Dogs
Mark Wessels, a pastor for over twenty years, shares his story about the loss of his loving pet, May, and explains that the loss of a companion animal can be traumatic. It is not something that eit...
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Pet Loss
Monday, November 9, 2015
The Use of Music During Grief Resolution (Part 2)
Tony Falzano, musician and author, shares his second in a series of three articles on music and how it specifically acts as a healing agent for those grieving a loss. In the previous sess...
Monday, November 9, 2015
Children... Dedicated to Bereaved Parents Everywhere.
Deb Kosmer's use of words fills the spirit and warms the soul. In her poem, Children , she explains the raw feelings and how unfair life seems to be when a child dies.
by Deb Kosmer
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Poetry
Monday, November 9, 2015
The Daffodil Principle
The principle her daffodil garden taught is one of the greatest principles of celebration. That is, learning to move toward our goals and desires one step at a time—often one baby-step at a time—an...
Monday, November 9, 2015
Remembering Our Legacy This Mother's and Father's Day
Mother's Day and Father's Day present for those whose parents have died days of mixed feelings. Feelings that are integrated with sadness and heart tugs of longing to be with them to feelings of pr...
Monday, November 9, 2015
Previous Posts
Chocolate Chip Mint
Andy Landis shares her personal reflections about taking life for granted and how important it is sometimes to just stop and savor the moments because life just passes all too quickly. Ev...
Need Washing
A simple story from the internet that talks about faith, trust, and friendship. It is a good example to follow and reminds us not to take for granted any time we have to make memories.
Author Unkn...
The Daffodil Principle
The principle her daffodil garden taught is one of the greatest principles of celebration. That is, learning to move toward our goals and desires one step at a time—often one baby-step at a time—an...
Bella
A child can often open the eyes of an adult on levels we could never comprehend. Come let Bella give you permission to grieve and to love through this simple story about cherishing life and enjoyin...
Children Can Learn Now - Coping Skills for a Lifetime
Sherry Williams White presents information about children in grief and what we can do to help them. She explains that, by allowing children to explore the many dimensions of hurt, loss, p...
Helping Children Understand Death
Suzanne Howell, writer and Christian Counselor provides practical information for helping children deal with the death of a loved one. She provides information to help parents, teachers and caregiv...
How to Help Children Cope with Death
Explaining death to children can be a challenge especially when as adults, we struggle with trying to comprehend what has happened ourselves. It is important to be honest and open with ch...