On Friday, November 5, 1999, as the sun rose over the ocean at St. Simons Island, Georgia, my mother, LuReese Watson Robertson, quietly yielded her spirit to God’s eternal care.  The week before had been …

My dad died in July of 2009. It was a great loss for me, as I had lost my mom 6 years earlier.
He was in declining health, but nothing seemed life threatening. Then he had a sudden …

When we suffer the death of someone we love, we experience mental, emotional and physical distress.  In this fragile state, it is likely that we will feel resentment, indignation or anger.  Sometimes these feelings may …

Should we grieve?
 
The Bible says we should cry at birth and rejoice at death. So should we grieve?
 
Webster’s Dictionary gives grief the following definition, “Deep and poignant distress caused by or as by bereavement.” It …

The sharp edge of grief came into my life when my son, Lucas, lost his life to cancer.
It was a sudden, brief battle for him, and the beginning of a season of life I certainly …

Have you ever had an experience where you said, “Wow, what a coincidence.”  Maybe it was more.  Maybe it was actually a “synchronicity.” Let me explain through a Jungian perspective.
Carl Jung, the prominent Swiss psychiatrist, …

This is the first in a 3-part series about how grievers speak about their losses.
Mourning traditions around the world, from Hindu traditions to Jewish and Christian traditions, provide structured time for mourners to lament their …

After my daughter passed away, I eventually grew tired of the hopelessness.  My Christian faith allows me to believe that the Lord will bring good from every situation.  I needed to find hope; reason to …

In the Christian traditions, churches all over the world set aside a day of celebrating and remembering our loved ones who have died.  Depending on the particular denomination, this day is often referred to as …

Grief: An Ongoing Journey – Part III
I just want my joy back! It seems as if it were just yesterday when I spoke those words to my husband. He had just been diagnosed with …

Grace & Guts: What It Takes to Forgive is a book about a topic I have gone to terrific lengths to avoid.
This book is not for those ultra-pious Christians who declare that of course we …

By Monica Novak -
When I was a child, I prided myself on making the best homemade cards to show my parents how important they were to me.? Father’s Day was probably the Big Kahuna of …

By David Daniels, M.D. –??
Easter is the season of renewal. But what does this mean in terms of our grieving the loss of loved ones? In the Christian tradition, Easter is the time of the …

I was leaving Baltimore last Saturday after a long week of training and thanking my lucky stars that the bad weather predicted was holding off long enough to get me away from the east coast.  …

HEALING THE GRIEVING HEART
Grief Relief: How We Can Help Ourselves and Others Through Grief
Host: Dr. Gloria Horsley
With guest: Marilyn Heavilin
February 9, 2006
G: Hello. I?m Dr. Gloria Horsley. Welcome to Healing the …

HEALING THE GRIEVING HEART
Trials, Disappointments and Challenges
Host: Dr. Gloria Horsley
With guest: Jan Eckles
October 13, 2005
G: Welcome to Healing the Grieving Heart. We know you are hurt and discouraged and at times are …