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• Why You Need to Buy Life Insurance on Your Kids

  

  Most families focus on purchasing life insurance for mom and dad. Parents want to make sure that the family is taken care of if one parent should die, and a lif... Read more

  Posted on 12 August 2015 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS

• Why Not?

  

  “Why not” – two simple words that mean so much. While recently visiting my aging father-in-law, he used the expression many times responding to both simple and... Read more

  Posted on 10 August 2015 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS

• The Challenges of Grief: Surrender

  

  I have a friend named Paula Loring who I think is the best leader of grief groups I have ever known. She lives in San Antonio, Texas and has made a tremendous... Read more

  Posted on 07 August 2015 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS

• Reconstruction: Before I Start a New Relationship

  

  As I said in the last post, I used to say we should start dating when we feel we are ready, then I went through the experiences of the first year after the deat... Read more

  Posted on 05 August 2015 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS

• Business as Usual – Dealing with Grief in the Workplace

  

  Wouldn’t life be great if no one died? Or no one grieved? The fact is that at some point, both of these situations will occur in one’s personal and workplace... Read more

  Posted on 03 August 2015 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS

• The Questions of Grief: Am I Normal?

  

  One of the nicest compliments I have ever received was told me second hand. A funeral director, whose firm sends ourContinuing Care Series to the families they... Read more

  Posted on 31 July 2015 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS

• I Believe, by John Pete

  I believe I will see my loved ones again and it is that, among other things, which allows me to heal and gives me the courage to journey forward. Read more

  Posted on 30 July 2015 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS

• Reconstruction: When Should I Begin Going Out?

  

  Since most of us are no longer teenagers, going out sounds so much better than dating. The question I always get is “When should I start?” And now that I am in... Read more

  Posted on 29 July 2015 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS

• The Mysteries of Grief: How Can I Hurt and Be Numb at the Same Time?

  

  At a recent conference a woman whose husband had been dead a few months said, “I can’t stand the numbness, the pain is horrible, but I am so tired of just... Read more

  Posted on 27 July 2015 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS

• The Old Fashioned Telephone

  

  When my husband passed away, there was no internet, text messaging or cell phones; however there was internal email. I was saddened to learn that my employees... Read more

  Posted on 24 July 2015 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS

• Death Changes Every Thing, by John Pete

  Laughter becomes a sad echo of days gone by and happy memories fade to painful reminders of what can never be again. The glistening morning dew goes unnoticed. Read more

  Posted on 23 July 2015 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS

• 6 Mistakes That Can Invalidate Your Will

  

  For many people, writing a will is an emotional task, one that they just want to get done as quickly as possible so they can get back to the important business... Read more

  Posted on 23 July 2015 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS

• The Questions of Grief: When Tears Don’t Come

  

  I have not written on this page for a spell, we have reposted some of the archived blogs instead. I thought I would have much to say after the death of my... Read more

  Posted on 22 July 2015 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS

• The Journey of Grief: The Second Year

  

  When people ask how long grief last, the standard answer is at least two years. When we say that we do not mean you are going to hurt for the whole two years... Read more

  Posted on 20 July 2015 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS

• Taking Care of You First

  

  Family Caregiving is by far the most demanding and complicated responsibility one can experience—the caregiver must be “the jack of all traits yet the master... Read more

  Posted on 17 July 2015 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS

• I Feel Guilty Being Happy Alone

  

  One of my widowed friends recently told me, “I feel guilty being happy alone.” She had been happily married for over forty years and widowed for a few years. Read more

  Posted on 05 June 2015 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS

• Defining Memorial Day

  

  Memorial Day began as Decoration Day, originating after the American Civil War to remember those who died as Confederate and Union soldiers. Read more

  Posted on 25 May 2015 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS

• ‘Tis the Season for Weddings – Without Our Loved One’s Physical Presence

  

  Life has its own beat. People are born and people die; however nothing prepares us for the emotional toll of continuing life without a special loved one after... Read more

  Posted on 21 May 2015 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS

• Is It Still OK to Cry?

  

  It was Mother’s day weekend. With our kids scattered across the country, the idea of traveling to Colorado to spend a couple days with our daughter, Amy seemed... Read more

  Posted on 14 May 2015 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS

• Life Interrupted

  

  On the way to work my boss, Mike, and I, stop to get gas and a bite to eat. As we climb back in the truck, the phone rings. He answers it and steps outside. Whe... Read more

  Posted on 08 May 2015 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS