Hope & Grace

Hope & Grace

“Hope is like the sun, which, as we journey toward it, casts the shadow of our burden behind us.” ~ Samuel Smiles A Reason to Hope… Our dream is to love and be loved again. It is also our greatest hope in life. So often when we lose a person we love,...
Our Future

Our Future

“Fear keeps us focused on the past or worried about the future. If we can acknowledge our fear, we can realize that right now we are okay. Right now, today, we are still alive, and our bodies are working marvelously. Our eyes can still see the beautiful sky. Our...
Everyone Grieves Sometime…

Everyone Grieves Sometime…

“Bad things do happen; how I respond to them defines my character and the quality of my life. I can choose to sit in perpetual sadness, immobilized by the gravity of my loss, or I can choose to rise from the pain and treasure the most precious gift I have...
Reflections on Loss

Reflections on Loss

“Love doesn’t die with death. Love is like liquid; when it pours out, it seeps into others’ lives. Love changes form and shape. Love gets into everything. Death doesn’t conquer all; love does. Love wins every single time. Love wins by lasting through death. Love wins...
The Grace Habit

The Grace Habit

An Important Tool For Healing… So much of our lives are spent in search of meaning and purpose, especially during a time of pain and suffering. The other day, as we were wrapping up a Grief Share session, I advised a young woman that she would carry her grief...
Feeling Angry?

Feeling Angry?

“Every day we have plenty of opportunities to get angry, stressed or offended. But what you’re doing when you indulge these negative emotions is giving something outside yourself power over your happiness. You can choose to not let little things upset...