2021 - January - Gazette - Heartfelt Support
Heartfelt Support
Many of you may know that the root of the word courage is “cor,” the Latin word for heart. It takes courage to listen to our hearts.
Fortunately for us, our brains are used to l...
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2021 - January - CDT - Helping Hands
Everyone in Happy Valley is very grateful for the many helping hands in our community, especially during this pandemic. We’re continually in awe of all the first responders who put their he...
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2020 - December - Gazette - Pieces of Me
Pieces of Me
When our son was little, the two of us had a nightly practice called “Most Grateful, Least Grateful.” As I helped him settle into bed, we would both think through our day and share on...
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2020 - November - Gazette - Searching for Meaning
Searching for Meaning
Experts who study grief suggest that people who are grieving have a need to search for meaning. Meaning helps them understand the nature of their grief - the what, why, when ...
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2020 - October - Gazette - Healing Through the Holidays
Healing Through the Holidays
Who knew the Pope tweeted? Apparently I haven’t been in the know. With so much darkness in the news these days, I was happy when I recently came across Maria Shriver's...
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2020 - October - CDT - Active Life
Whole, But Not the Same
I’m a big fan of each of the four different seasons – spring, summer, fall and winter. For 13 years I lived in Orlando, Florida, and missed the significant changes in seaso...
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2020 - September - Gazette - Pregnancy & Infant Loss Remembrance
Pregnancy & Infant Loss Remembrance
In our HEART Support Group sessions – HEART stands for Helping Empty Arms Recover Together - Jennifer Stubbs and I have the privilege of sitting with indivi...
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2020 - August - CDT - Helping Hands - Thankful, Thoughtful Tuesdays
Thankful, Thoughtful Tuesdays
Gratitude, enlightenment, peace, comfort. This was how participants described a Thankful, Thoughtful Tuesdays conversation about hospice and the process of dyin...
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2020 - August - Gazette - Finding Balance
Finding Balance
With my work, I have the honor of accompanying people as they journey towards a new equilibrium in a life they’re making good again after losing a loved one. The wisdom these peopl...
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2020 - July - Gazette - What Fills Your Soul?
What Fills Your Soul?
I love French philosopher Pierre Teilhard de Chardin’s quote, “We are not human beings on a spiritual journey. We are spiritual beings on a human journey.” I love it because ...
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