Last night we concluded another 6-session cycle of our Bereavement Program at St. Catharine-St. Margaret Parish in Spring Lake, NJ to help those who are navigating that difficult journey of grieving the loss of a loved one. I am continually blessed by the inner strength, resilience, and courage that people in grief bring to this …
โLooking out at the road rushing under my wheels. Looking back at the years gone by like so many summer fields. ’65, I was 17 and running up 101. I don’t know where I’m running now, I’m just running on. Running on, running on empty. Running on, running blind. Running on, running into the sun …
“๐๐ง๐๐๐โ๐จ ๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐ง ๐๐จ ๐ ๐ฅ๐ง๐ค๐๐๐จ๐จ ๐ค๐ ๐ง๐๐ก๐๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ช๐๐จ๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฅ๐๐จ๐ฉ. ๐ฝ๐ฎ ๐จ๐ฌ๐๐ข๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ฃ ๐๐ค๐ฅ๐โ๐จ ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ฃ๐๐ก๐จ, ๐โ๐ก๐ก ๐ง๐๐๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐จ๐๐ค๐ง๐ ๐๐ฉ ๐ก๐๐จ๐ฉ.โ
๐๐ง๐ค๐ข ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฅ๐ค๐๐ข, โ๐๐ง๐๐๐ ๐๐จ ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐ผ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐งโ ๐๐ฎ ๐พ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐๐ ๐. ๐๐๐ก๐ก๐๐ฎ
This article takes a closer look at an issue that often surfaces in grief ministry when a person we love dies alone in those final moments of life without the presence of family and close friends, an experience that became more pronounced for many families grieving a loss during the height of the global pandemic. I also share my own story of losing my brother Dennis who died suddenly at the age of 19 and the healing, closure, and meaning I recently experienced by having the courage to finally visit that sacred ground where God called him home. #griefsupport #bereavementsupport #spiritualcoaching #lifecoaching
“Denial helps us to pace our feelings of grief. There is a grace in denial. It is nature’s way of letting in only as much as we can handle.โ Elizabeth Kubler-Ross The U.S. labor market continues to defy expectations as job growth has remained quite strong with a national unemployment rate of 3.7% that continues …
โAnd I’m looking for space and to find out who I am, and I’m looking to know and understand. It’s a sweet, sweet dream. Sometimes I’m almost there. Sometimes I fly like an eagle and sometimes I’m deep in despair.โ Lyrics from the song, Looking for Space, John Denver (1976) That Uncomfortable Space Between No …
“I thought he’d live forever. He seemed so big and strong. But the minutes fly and the years roll by for a father and his son. I never will forget him, for he made me what I am. Though he may be gone, memory lingers on. And I miss him, my Old Man.” From the …
