by Chaplain Julia Rajtar What do you tell a child after their mother or father, or a sibling has died? Families struggle with thoughts such as: I’m not sure what to say, I don’t want to cause more pain, I want to protect them from this pain so...
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Let’s be honest. Sometimes when you are grieving, you just don’t want to have to think about the pain or loss. Here are five relatively simple and healthy ways to keep you distracted from your grief. Sweat for the Endorphins Exercise until...
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An easy way to help the family of the deceased is helping take care of some of the food for after the funeral. Whether you are making a recipe for a group after a memorial service or funeral, or bringing food to the family during their time of...
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If you’re new to the idea of preplanning a funeral, then you are not alone. For many, the concept of intentionally planning how they would like their funeral to go, is strange. The truth is that if you are wise, you will make these decisions...
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By Chaplain Julia Rajtar, MAPS, BCC Most of us when we think of grief, understand grieving as a model identified by Elizabeth Kubler Ross, in her book, On Death and Dying, 1969. In her well-known work, she stated that her book was about...
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There is nothing quite like losing a spouse or a partner. A spouse is someone who is there with you to make decisions about almost everything from finances to what’s for dinner. When you are in a marriage many of the simple decisions of daily...
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Have you ever felt a gust of wind that sounded like the whisper of a voice you once knew? Has a butterfly fluttered in your presence, floating through the air almost as if you have met before? There are many beliefs or “old wives tales”, that...
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By Chaplain Julia Rajtar, MAPS, BCC When a loved one dies, we often turn to family members to support us in our grief. Those who know us best should be able to support us in our time of pain and sorrow. Much to my astonishment, this is...
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Father’s Day comes once a year. It kind of sneaks into our schedule often overshadowed by Mother’s Day and the transition from spring to summer weather. Often a quick run to the store produces a new tie and maybe some grilling tools for...
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If your loved one has died and you have been asked to give the eulogy you will probably have an immediate feeling of pride and honor to be asked such an important task. As you start to contemplate the job at hand it may become more nerve wracking...
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by Chaplain Julia Rajtar, MAPS, BCC Grief affects us body, mind, and spirit. Grief has been described as a roller coaster of emotions, a wave the engulfs you, an ever-changing sea of experiences, and a place with no ceiling, floor, walls...
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For most people, spending every Sunday morning in a funeral parlor may seem less than ideal. And though funeral homes often make us think of death, for a funeral home that was once a church, it only makes sense that a church would find its new...
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