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2022 - January - Gazette - Stories of the Heart
Stories of the Heart
I love it when a plan comes together. My husband was behind the wheel and I was in the passenger seat as we drove our son to train with a punting coach. While I sat there, I w...
Thursday, January 27, 2022
2021 - December - Gazette - Life, Love and Light
Life, Love and Light
If you’re driving on South Atherton Street in State College this New Year’s Eve, we hope you notice the luminaries on Koch Funeral Home’s lawn. Each one of these luminaries re...
Tuesday, December 28, 2021
2021 - November - Gazette - Collective Grief, Collective Gratitude
Collective Grief, Collective Gratitude
Our Monday’s Moments at Millbrook Marsh program, in conjunction with Centre Region Parks and Recreation (CRPR), includes time for sharing, talking about diff...
Thursday, November 25, 2021
2021 - November - CDT - Helping Hands
I love Thanksgiving! With its focus on family and gratitude, it’s one of the best holidays for me. Both of our children will be home this year, and since we’re all fully vaccinated, we’ll get to sp...
Wednesday, November 24, 2021
2021 - October - Gazette - Have the Talk of Lifetime
Have the Talk of a Lifetime
It was our usual Monday morning walk through the neighborhood about one month ago. My husband, John, and I were a little over one mile in and walking up a hill when he ...
Thursday, October 28, 2021
2021 - October - CDT - Active Life
Community
I’ve been thinking about the beauty of “community” lately. In my work, I have the privilege of seeing it time and time again. We invite people to gather together around a specific event,...
Sunday, October 3, 2021
2021 - September - Gazette - A Place to Take Your Grief
A Place to Take Your Grief
When my husband and I were living through the years of losing our first six pregnancies, angels became significant to me. Angels symbolized the lives that began in me an...
Thursday, September 30, 2021
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2022 - January - Gazette - Stories of the Heart
Stories of the Heart
I love it when a plan comes together. My husband was behind the wheel and I was in the passenger seat as we drove our son to train with a punting coach. While I sat there, I w...
2021 - December - Gazette - Life, Love and Light
Life, Love and Light
If you’re driving on South Atherton Street in State College this New Year’s Eve, we hope you notice the luminaries on Koch Funeral Home’s lawn. Each one of these luminaries re...
2021 - November - Gazette - Collective Grief, Collective Gratitude
Collective Grief, Collective Gratitude
Our Monday’s Moments at Millbrook Marsh program, in conjunction with Centre Region Parks and Recreation (CRPR), includes time for sharing, talking about diff...
2021 - November - CDT - Helping Hands
I love Thanksgiving! With its focus on family and gratitude, it’s one of the best holidays for me. Both of our children will be home this year, and since we’re all fully vaccinated, we’ll get to sp...
2021 - October - Gazette - Have the Talk of Lifetime
Have the Talk of a Lifetime
It was our usual Monday morning walk through the neighborhood about one month ago. My husband, John, and I were a little over one mile in and walking up a hill when he ...
2021 - October - CDT - Active Life
Community
I’ve been thinking about the beauty of “community” lately. In my work, I have the privilege of seeing it time and time again. We invite people to gather together around a specific event,...
2021 - September - Gazette - A Place to Take Your Grief
A Place to Take Your Grief
When my husband and I were living through the years of losing our first six pregnancies, angels became significant to me. Angels symbolized the lives that began in me an...