Grief Digest Articles

Emotions reflect that you have special needs that require support from both outside yourself and inside yourself. Becoming familiar with the terrain of these emotions and practicing self-care guidelines can and will help you authentically mourn and heal in small doses over time. The important thing to remember is that we honor our emotions when we give attention to them. Following are just a few ideas to help you care for your emotional self during your journey through grief.Reach out and touch. …

you were always telling me rememberKrista Houstouni forget everythingbut youi forget the way i wasand sometimes i forgetthe way i wanted to bebut never your wayto open a heart and howyou told mei could bethe light switchin the dark.sometimes i forgetthe way he tore me downor the way she said i was no oneand other things a person shouldforgetbut i never forgetyou told mei cannever love too muchand you’re warningto trust peoplewhen they show you who they arebelieve themwhen they don’t show upand w …

HOW I COPED WITH DEATHBY PATRICE D. WILKERSONOn April 19, 2015, I celebrated my father’s birthday. He would have been 56 years old, but he passed away six years ago.When he passed, I was filled with so many emotions. I couldn’t understand why this had to happen. Why did God take my best friend away from me? I can remember being at the funeral home with my friends crowded around trying to console me. They kept telling me that God doesn’t make any mistakes and that everything happens for a reason. …

Pay Now or Pay Later…it’s a choiceBy Nan ZastrowWe purposely followed the shiny, big, brown, new Ram Truck with all its expensive chrome and trimmings. We were on a mission to help someone avoid a motor vehicle fine. The license plate on the truck was already four months past expiration and that comes with a hefty fine if the driver is stopped by an officer. We wanted to inform the driver, who may have been unaware, so he could take action.From experience, we knew the cost. Someone stopped us no …

Funebris (funeral)PJ MoonOnce upon a time, J. C. Ryle, Bishop of Liverpool, England, pastorally penned how a few more funerals, and our own funeral will take place. Though the world has moved on since Ryle’s time, funerals stubbornly remain relevant. As such, Ryle’s sober reminder is useful today as it was then; our own funeral is etched on the docket of passing time, waiting its turn after those of others. Be not deceived, dear reader; your funeral and mine will take place soon enough.Blisterin …