Mother's Empty Chair 4 Replies

A woman's daughter had asked the local minister to come and pray with her mother. When the minister arrived, he found the woman lying in bed with her head propped up on two pillows. An empty chai...

Tagged: prayer, death, hope, loss, love

Started by Sam Oliver. Last reply by debby Oct 8.

Please pray 9 Replies

please pray for Tasha. I met her at Hospice. Her father is dying of cancer. She lives in Georgia and is staying with me when she comes in town to see her father. He is not doing well and Tasha is h...

Started by Jeni Huffman. Last reply by debby Oct 8.

The 1 year has come and gone. 2 Replies

Well, my friends, the 1 year without Randy has come and gone, and I have made a discovery, probably what everyone else has done, I am still alive and I will be alive til God decides to call me home...

Started by CC LYDA. Last reply by debby Oct 8.

How long? 5 Replies

How long can a person go thru all these ups and downs? One day, I am ok and the next I think about something Randy and I did together and what we wanted to do, like going back to Hawaii, retire and...

Started by CC LYDA. Last reply by debby Oct 8.

Grace in the Midst of Grief 2 Replies

What do you want me to notice today? Today, I want you to share grace. It is interesting that people seem to think this is something one only receives each day. It is often something experienced a...

Tagged: spirit, death, hope, love, grace

Started by Sam Oliver. Last reply by debby Oct 8.

The Power of Prayer to Heal 2 Replies

On one occasion, I was asked to go into a room and be with a daughter whose Mom was dying. Mom was expected to die not long after I was to enter the room. When I went into the room, the daughter wa...

Tagged: healing, death, loss, dying, grief

Started by Sam Oliver. Last reply by debby Oct 8.

A Grief Experience is Individual and Yet Many Times the Same 8 Replies

At first the loss of my husband was a relief. He had been sick with esophagus cancer for almost 12 months, was in tremendous pain and had wasted away to nothing. I never knew for sure how much weig...

Tagged: healing, bereavement, loss, grief, widow

Started by Elaine Williams. Last reply by debby Oct 8.

Right Now 3 Replies

....that there is no need to be afraid. Even if you were to die right now, there would be no need to be afraid. This life, this wonderful life, is on your side. This universe, this wonderful uni...

Started by Elizabeth. Last reply by debby Oct 8.

How Grief Colors Our Lives 5 Replies

I'd say that I have experienced as much or more grief in my life as the average person. My mother died when I was three, my grandfather when I was nine, my father when I was thirteen, my grandmothe...

Started by linda marie. Last reply by debby Oct 8.

The Death of Innocents 3 Replies

When I read in the paper that a small child has died, I am sad. My thoughts and prayers go out to that Tiny Innocent’s family. Let me tell you what it is like for The Forgotten Ones: The call came...

Started by Judy Licon. Last reply by debby Oct 8.