Grief and grief healing. He completed his earthly journey 5 years ago. But this isn’t about his death, this is about the life that he lived so very well. My dad, or as the rest of the world knew him, Art Raith entered the world in November of 1942. Over the...
At 4 am on December 18, 2010, two sheriff’s deputies knocked on our front door. When I answered, one of them began with those infamous words, we regret to inform you… My youngest son, Mike was dead at the age of 23. And yes, it was by his own hand,...
We walk this path, through grief and into healing one step at a time. It’s easier when we are accompanied by those with caring hearts. Your journey through grief and into healing is just that – YOUR journey. When you are ready to begin your healing journey, reach out...
Grieving the death of our child is excruciating! It’s unfair! It’s wrong, just so very wrong. It’s as though our world has been turned upside down as everything within us expects our child to outlive us. They bury us, not the other way around. To say...
We want, need, and appreciate grief supporters. Those who call and show up to be our companions on this grief journey. There are times that we hear things that hurt – just plain hurt! – Don’t feel bad, remember the good times. Really, why...