Grief on Shine

TWILIGHT

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Nightfall does not come all at once, neither does oppression. In both instances, there is a twilight when everything remains seemingly unchanged. And it is in such twilight that we all must be aware of change, lest we become unwitting victims in obscurity.

NEW YR'S RESOLUTION BLOG EVERYDAY, TO HELP ALL PARENT'S WHO LOST A CHILD!

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NO LOSS BY STILLBIRTH,MISCARRIAGE

Facing Life Head On

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Trials are tough in life, but I guess we have to keep it all in perspective. I read that the president has a close relative, I believe its a half-sister who is an illegal alien who is restricted from seeing him and his family. My birth family and I are estranged over some…

"HINDSIGHT IS ALWAYS 20/20" CAN BE MORE THAN A SAYING

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Tomorrow will be 16 years since my eldest son’s father committed suicide. It seems like a lifetime ago-it seems like yesterday. I look at our son (now 17) and I can see traits in him that he doesn’t even know he has. It took a long time to move in a…

Lady at the Jewelry Store

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Dainty

There was once a guy who suffered from cancer... a cancer that can't be treated. He was in his 30’s and he could die anytime. All his life, he was stuck in his house being taken cared by his mother. He never went outside but he…

Dealing With Grief

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Dealing with grief is a sticky thing. I have lost some key people in my life and its hard. My dear Scottish Grandfather, Dan Paterson was the first great loss for me. This happened when I was 11 years old. The next fairly heavy loss was when a member of our church youth group…

Thursday night suppers - turning grieving into giving!

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Mike and Tricia Smith have turned the devasting loss of their Boston Terrier into something profound and beautiful. While there is still sadness, there is also celebration, laughter, and giving back.

It's Almost Cotton Pickin' Time

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"Don't take it too hard", he said to me, about his death. He knew it was going to break my heart. We had this way about us, Father and daughter. No words needed to pass. Such comfort, I fear, I will never know again.

A REAL HEART

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Everything is based on mind, is led by mind, and is fashioned by mind. If you speak and act with a polluted mind, suffering will follow you, as the wheels of the oxcart follow the footsteps of the ox. Everything is based on mind, is led by mind, is fashioned by mind. If you speak and act…

ALONE

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Compassion literally means to feel with, to suffer with. Everyone is capable of compassion, and yet everyone tends to avoid it because it's uncomfortable. And the avoidance produces psychic numbing -- resistance to experiencing our pain for the world and other beings.

It had been raining for…