In my twelve years as spiritual counselor, I have seen men and women choke back their feelings while simultaneously defending the Almighty who supposedly allowed the devastating events to take place. Unfortunately, both smothering of emotions …

The holidays are a particularly difficult time for many families who are yearning for their loved ones, no matter how long they have been gone. 
My grandmother, Georgiana, out-lived my grandfather, Arsene, by 25 years.  Not …

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 …

The first few days in the hospital I was told by my father’s doctor that he had experienced several more strokes. One of the strokes required 4-5 nurses to hold him down. He …

“Kiss the casket,” my mom instructed, “that way you won’t have ‘susto’.”[1] I was sixteen years old looking at my Grandpa’s body as he lay in his casket. I stared at his chest, and I swear, …

How can we help our children deal with deaths of loved ones? Here are some ways.

Prepare the children for what will come. The more open you can be about what is ahead, the less uncomfortable …

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 Lauren Littauer Briggs –?
By the time I was eight, my first brother had died and my second was diagnosed with the same fatal condition.? My great-grandmother had died, but I wasn’t allowed at the …

By Barbara Francis —

We all need to be asking God to enlarge our hearts to himself and to others and to increase our trust that he will work in his way in his time. …

By Pamela Prime –??
Easter and the days leading up to it are a sacred time for many. In some ways ,this is an extraordinary time, a time filled with mystery. It was a time I …

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 …

By Claire M. Perkins –??
I’ve been thinking about the Easter story as a metaphor for my own journey through grief. I’ve been thinking about Good Friday and the days leading up to it, because in …

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.  …

Six months is just pen point on a timeline of 52 years!!!! Yet those six months seemed like the beginning and the end of my life. Life began for me six months ago when I met Tom. Then my life ?ended? when he died. Six months out of a possible 25 years of enjoying earthly [...]

HEALING THE GRIEVING HEART
Hello from Heaven: After Death Communication
Hosts:? Dr. Gloria Horsley and Dr. Heidi Horsley
With guest:? Bill Guggenheim
December 28, 2006
G:?Hello.? I?m Dr. Gloria Horsley with my co-host
H:?Dr. Heidi Horsley.
G:?Each week we welcome you to …

HEALING THE GRIEVING HEART
My Brother, My Best Friend
Hosts:? Dr. Gloria Horsley and Dr. Heidi Horsley
With guest:? Alison Smith
December 14, 2006
G:?Hello.? I?m Dr. Gloria Horsley with my co-host
H:?Dr. Heidi Horsley.
G:?Each week we welcome you to Healing …