Be Thankful
“Give thanks in all circumstances” (1 Thessalonians 1:18) Throughout the Bible, we are exhorted to give thanks. And not only when things are going well, but also in every circumstance. And yet, there are...
Category: Grief
The desert shall blossom!
Isaiah 35:1 “The desert and the parched land will be glad; the wilderness will rejoice and blossom.” It is Easter as I write this, a time when we remember that the joy of Easter...
Don’t be afraid
Was I afraid of Tom dying? Not really. I pictured us growing old together, enjoying each other’s company. Did we have any warning in advance that Tom was going to die? Well, yes and...
Some advice that I found helpful
One hears a lot of platitudes when folk offer their condolences, but not many of them are helpful at the time. It is true that time heals and that he didn’t have a long...
And then there was one….
I suppose that death becomes more of a reality the older one gets. In the past year, six of my friends have lost their partners. Each time I heard the sad news, a stab...
