Christmas in grief is one of the hardest things to experience. Family members who are missing leave a hole in your heart and you may not feel up to celebrating or going to the usual location to eat a meal and open presents. Wondering if...
Read life storyAt our Bakken-Young Service of Remembrance in New Richmond, I requested that my brother’s name not be included in the reading of names. My grief, though, had another...
Read life storyby Julia Rajtar, MAPS, BCC It’s that time of the year again when...
Read life storyIf the holidays bring about a lot of grief for you, you don’t have...
Read life storyColorful lights are hanging from trees and sparkling in the crisp late fall air. ...
Read life storyIt may seem impossible, but here are some helpful hints to find the joy in Christmas even while you’re grieving. Joy and grief can coexist. Each moment of each day has something new within it and when a person is grieving it is okay to feel...
Read life storyWith the holidays quickly approaching, and the anticipation of all the merriment to come, hearts beat gleefully for most of us as we begin the preparations and celebrate the honored rituals of family time together. In a family, whose parent...
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