Category: Grief
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Grief: “You need to move on!”
Stop saying that, please! In talking about grief today I’m going to hit on one of the most unrealistic demands made by well meaning friends, family, pastors, and even counselors. While not pretending to be an authority on many things; I can tell you that I do know a little bit about this subject, about…
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Grief 4
Can I Put it into Words? We received the phone calls yesterday: Pop Thompson is with Jesus. We knew it was coming. We had traveled to Va. to see him just a few weeks ago knowing that his days on this earth were coming to an end. We told him how much we loved him,…
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Grief 3
A Weekend of Personal Reflection The reality of true grief is that it can emerge from every pore of your body at times, can seem to lie silent for days, may look like anger, overreaction to others, extreme sadness or overwhelming and dibilitating paralysis. Comparing one’s grief with that of another, or comparing types of…
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Grief 2
Loving Those Who Are Grieving Experiencing grief in life is inevitable – and no two experiences are identical. However; there are some things that we all have in common with others who grieve. I’m not an expert in grief but I am well “practiced” in a variety of types of grieving. The lessons learned are…
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Grief
A look at a difficult subject On the 36th anniversary of my first husband’s death and while walking through a different kind of grief (separation after 30+ years of marriage) currently; my heart and mind are processing much. My brother in law is trudging through the raw grief of his wife’s death this week and…
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