I don’t know about you, but there seems to be something about fall that brings a shift in how I feel. Maybe it’s the changing weather or the simple fact that I know the holidays are approaching. Football and the Holidays I was thinking about how [...]
When you lose someone you love, it’s difficult to think about spending any holiday without them. When you’ve spent decades married to a spouse who has now died, it can be excruciating to think about being without them. And all of the advertisements about red roses, [...]
Do you dread the holiday season? Perhaps it is a reminder of all that has been lost and what will never be. You see grief is not only about what has happened to you, it is also about all of those things that didn’t get to [...]
Spring can be a difficult transition if you’ve lost a parent or child or haven’t been blessed with the child you’ve been praying for so diligently. April showers not only bring rain; they can also bring anxiety as Mother’s Day approaches in May, and Father’s Day [...]
Yesterday was Thanksgiving, and it may have been the first time that someone you love was not at the table. Their absence is magnified on special days. Maybe your family struggled over who would sit in their normal place at the table, and you ended up [...]
The holidays can put us in awkward situations with people who have hurt us. It can produce anxiety to just think about being around them. Maybe they have said hurtful things that you have taken to heart. Remember, you have the choice to believe or discredit [...]
