While flowers are beautiful at memorial services, they do not provide comfort in the overwhelming days and weeks that follow.

1.FIND COMFORT IN YOUR MEMORIES. The memories you have of your child are a gift that no one can take away from you. Allow those memories ...

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New Year’s Eve can be a time when people crack open the champagne, plan elaborate parties, reflect upon the past 12 months, and vow to ma...

As I celebrated Canadian Thanksgiving in October this year with my family, I thought about the past 9 Thanksgivings without Garrett. Our ...

I forgive you. . . three powerful little words, but how do you find the courage to say them, let alone mean them, when you are dealing wi...

Well, that’s a first! The first time I’ve ever cried real tears over an Orca Whale, that is. Do you know what I am talking about? I’ll br...

We’ve all lived through the cliché and have “seen red” or been angry at some point in our lives. After our children died I am certain you...

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After my eight-year-old son, Garrett, was accidently shot and killed in a hunting accident, I was exposed to a degree of human kindness a...

Without a doubt, your child’s birthday can no longer be a day of joyous celebration; however, the day will still arrive every year, and y...

Often in our society when someone dies many people offer support with words of comfort. The most common phrase I can think of is, I’m so ...