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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...
Wednesday, January 13, 2021
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...
Thursday, December 31, 2020
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 ...
Thursday, December 3, 2020
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...
Friday, November 13, 2020
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...
Sunday, October 4, 2020
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...
Thursday, September 24, 2020
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...
Wednesday, September 2, 2020
Previous Posts
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...
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 ...
2020 - June - Gazette - #BePresentWithKoch
#BePresentWithKoch
Presence is important in so many ways. I’ve heard countless stories of loved ones waiting for a particular someone to be present with them before they died. I’ve also heard stor...
2020 - June - CDT - Helping Hands - Because Love Can't Wait
Because LOVE Can't Wait
When I ask people about the losses they’ve experienced during the pandemic, without fail they describe the pain of losing in-person connections. Just a few months ago, we t...
2020 - May - Gazette - H-O-P-E
H-O-P-E
A few years ago I was introduced to a simple activity designed by Robin Chaddock to help you find your true purpose in life. The activity used two lists – one of verbs and one of nouns. Yo...
2020 - April - Gazette - Because Love Can't Wait
Because Love Can't Wait
I don’t know about you, but my pandemic grief journey has at times, surprised me. In case you weren’t aware, we are all on your own grief journeys right now. Grief is the n...
2020 - Mar - CDT - Learning to Live - Learning to Live with Pandemic Losses by Moving
Learning to Live with Pandemic Losses by Moving
One day last week, my husband and I were out on our morning walk through the neighborhood. The air was crisp and the sky a vivid, cloudless blue. Ea...
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