Grief and Self Care
Note: Often we encourage you to “be gentle” with yourselves when you are grieving. In the whirlwind of emotions we are experiencing on the grief path, we sometimes just can’t fathom what that means to us. Ellen Besso has given us some clear guidlines on how we can take care of ourselves during this harsh journey. Drs. [...]
Only 9 More Days . . .
Dear Fellow Travelers,
          If you haven’t registered for J.I.M.’s Conference, you have 9 days. Since it is our last formal time to Join In Memory, I hope you are going to be able to come. If you have written a book, a pamphlet, made a Video, CD or DVD please contact Rosemary at childrenofdome@cs.com because [...]
Don’t Forget the Treats
To Val, our German Shepard /Dobie mix dog, there was no question that my husband Alex was the alpha male in the house. She respected him. She obeyed him. She bounced with enthusiasm at his approval and cowered in shame when he scolded her. There was only one thing that excited her more than his [...]
10 Years by Ms. Pamela Gabbay
Note: Today we will begin running each of the poems entered into the poetry contest. They will run in no particular order and we believe you will see, as the judges did, that each is beautiful and special. Thanks and kudos to each of you who entered. We are already looking forward to our [...]
Memorial Day Thoughts …
On this Memorial Day our love and support goes to all those who have lost loved ones in the service of their country. It is also a day that we will reflect on all those we have loved and lost. Take care of yourself on this Memorial Day and if needed look for the support [...]
For Memorial Day
I would like to share a fond Memorial Day memory of my deceased mother, Phyllis Jensen. Mother was a member of the Civic Improvement Club in our small town. One of her duties was to wire red cellophane poppies on to the white crosses which marked the graves of veterans in our local cemetery. Faithfully [...]
I Think of You
I Think of You
         By Catherine Punton Wilson
I think of you and start to cry,
It breaks my heart that you had to die.
Your final days were filled with even greater pain,
Each day was a struggle, each night a torment
But never did you complain.
Only did you say ” Mom, I want my Normal Life Back”
As the [...]
The Presence of His Absence is Everywhere
I want you to try to imagine the worst thing in the world, that your beloved child died.. let me explain to you the reality…try to imagine, if you can, never seeing your child again, never hearing her laugh, never hearing the sound of their voice, never smelling the scent you have come to recognize [...]
Can Someone Help Me Understand …
I was wondering if someone out there could help me to understand or help my daughter (Jacquie). My son-in-law Clinton passed away from melanoma cancer in June of 2006. They together had 3 children and were very much in love with each other. Clinton was 36 years old and a very wonderful husband, father and [...]
Poetry Contest Honorable Mention: My Third Child is Grief – Sandra Priebe
My Third Child Is Grief
           By Sandra Priebe
It’s been three years since my husband suddenly left this earth in the middle of the night.
Jack and I had two children, they are growing and maturing beyond our hopes and dreams.
I’m kept busy guiding and participating in their lives but something else was going on interfering, interrupting [...]
