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11/26/2018
Guest post by Robert Luidens Note from Karen: this wisdom was shared with me by Robert Luidens, a pastor with the Reformed Church of America. Bob recounts a day many years ago, when he met Janelle, a woman whose 10- year-old daughter had died suddenly after contracting a blood infection. I did not personally know […]
07/23/2018
How will you show support in the midst of a loved one’s grief? When someone’s spouse dies by suicide, it’s difficult to know how to help. Here’s one person’s story of pain and how she worked through the grief process: “At approximately 2:00 p.m. on November 2, 1993, my husband took his own life.” The […]
10/03/2017
Debbie was a stay-at-home mom of four young boys when her husband passed away unexpectedly. At 35, she was thrust into widowhood. “In an instant, my worst fear became my reality. An unchangeable reality,” writes Debbie, in this blog post. Debbie, who is a fitness coach, recalls the weeks immediately following her husband’s death as […]
02/17/2017
I attended a funeral in which a son of the deceased said: “My four-year-old son asked me, ‘Why did God make Grandpa Bob die?’ I told him, ‘God wanted someone to play basketball with.’” I cringed when I heard this father’s explanation. I could just imagine what the little 4-year-old thought: “Oh, but I wanted […]
02/09/2017
“What characteristics of your wife do you miss the most?” That was the question I asked Bob whose wife of 47 years had died thirteen months earlier. Immediately he said, “Ruth had the gift of hospitality. So our dining room table was often filled with friends and family, with laughter, stories and good food. Now […]
06/12/2016
Father’s Day can prove challenging for anyone mourning the loss of his or her dad, even many years after he died. So, here is one idea for how you can honor your deceased father and keep his memory alive on Father’s Day or any of the other 364 days in the year: You can plant […]
12/05/2014
By Sarah Gill-Northcutt It had been a year since my 18 month-old granddaughter Katie died of a birth defect, and I could still feel the grief. “Maybe putting up Christmas decorations will make you feel better,” my husband said, handing me the box where we kept the ornament. “Christmas won’t be the same without Katie,” I […]
