Grief Calendar 2020 from January to June for grief support events like our monthly groups and coffee and conversation among...
Read life storyMy husband would hang the up the Christmas lights outside the house. Now the house is dark and so is my heart, since he died. My wife and kids used to spend time baking the cookies, making a mess and having fun at the same time, and… even...
Read life storyWhen we are grieving, it can feel like we are carrying the weight of the world in our bodies, experiencing the wave of all kinds of feelings, thoughts and behaviors as we move forward with our lives. One thanatologist described this as going...
Read life storyby Chaplain Julia Rajtar, MAPS, BCC After the death of her father, Mary said...
Read life storyby Chaplain Julia Rajtar, MAPS, BCC The dream began… I had a dream from...
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Read life storyby Chaplain Julia Rajtar, MAPS, BCC Imagine, in your family of 4, going...
Read life storyby Julia Rajtar, M.A.P.S., BCC A grief group participant was lamenting the death of...
Read life storyby Chaplain Julia Rajtar, MAPS, BCC Years ago, I attended a volleyball camp. ...
Read life storySometimes I think I need to wear a t-shirt that says, Be Kind to me, my mom just died. It seems that as I walk around, unable to focus, my heart broken from sorrow and sadness, life all around me goes on as if nothing is different. That might be...
Read life storyAfter a loved one dies, we seek consolation from the pain of their absence. One of the ways the bereaved find meaning out of the death is through the lens of faith. Many have said “my faith teaches me that one day we will be together again in...
Read life storyby Chaplain Julia Rajtar, MAPS, BCC “I need to be tough for my...
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