Creative Grief Therapy: How to Create a Grief Mask
“How are you?” What do you say when someone asks how you are doing? How do you respond when they ask if things are better…
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15 Healthy Snacks to Take When Visiting a Hospital
It’s amazing how hungry you can get while visiting friends and family in the hospital, nursing home, or rehab facility. It may be nerves, it…
The Memory Box: A Book About Grief
The Memory Box: A Book About Grief by Joanna Rowland Illustrated by Thea Baker Ages 4-8 “I’m scared I’ll forget you…” From the perspective of…
A Heart Shattered Into a Thousand Pieces
I have been reading a lot lately about grief and loss. Not because I am morbid and want to dwell in a sad, dark place….
Why I’m Going Through Life With The Low Beams On
One winter, many years ago, I was driving to Virginia to spend Christmas with my dad and my siblings. I was not married at the…
What Can We Learn From Geese?
I was always aware that my dad was a pediatric dentist. I knew he loved taking care of young children and helping them develop lifelong…
A Prayer Garden for Father’s Day
I knew Father’s Day would be hard this year. This is the first Father’s Day without my Daddy. In fact, this year will be a…
Lest We Forget…Honoring Our Veterans
I’m going to be completely honest here…for the most part, I have been guilty of thinking of Memorial Day as a day off from work…
Writing an Obituary
Aside from actually having to write an obituary, writing about my precious daddy wasn’t a struggle. In fact, my struggle was writing too much. And…
Grief Is Like A Wave
Just like being tossed around by the waves, there also comes a time of calm. When you stop panicking and fighting you will make it to safety. I am not going to say that it will be easy or that you might not get knocked over more than you stand up. But, like the ocean waves, there is a natural cycle of ups and downs, highs and lows, peaks and valleys. You just need to hang on.