“Your dead will live. My corpses will rise up. Awake and shout joyfully, You residents in the dust! For your dew is as the dew of the morning, And the earth will let those powerless in death come to life. (Isaiah 26:19)

Yesterday when i got home from work i opened my mailbox and recieved my brothers Autopsy report.  He died Feb 8th 2014

Yes yet another death in my family.  The emotional toll is sometimes overwhelming.  I can still see his big smile and hear him calling me "Sis" If i didn't have Jehovah helping me through this i know i couldn't bear this.  He died of a Heart Attack due to Hypertension.  He was only 54 the first of 5 siblings to…

See Yourself When All Is New      ( Revelation 21:1-5 )

  Just see yourself, just see me too; Just see us all in a world that is new.

 Think how you’ll feel, how it will be, To live in peace, to be truly free.

 No evil one will then prevail; Rule by our God cannot ever fail.

The time will have come for a new earthly start, The song of our praises will pour out from our heart:

(CHORUS) “Jehovah our God, how well you have done! All things are…

Do not stand at my grave and weep,
I am not there - I do not sleep.
I am the thousand winds that blow,
I am the diamond glints in snow,
I am the sunlight on ripened grain,
I am the gentle autumn rain.
As you awake with morning's hush
I am the swift-up-flinging rush
Of quiet birds in circling flight.
Do not stand at my grave and cry,
I am not there - I did not die.

---John 5:28,29

Grief Counseling Program

One of the sad realities of life is loss.  Loss is as much part of our existence as happiness.  We need to fully be aware of that as we fully hope to understand the nature of our temporal existence on earth.

Whatever we gain on earth, can be lost.  From the smallest trinket to the most important person in our world.  Like a thief in the night, material things can be snatched…

As we look at the news (tragedies) today  it can be pretty sad...As we think about our  dead love ones ..it makes us even more sad..things are getting bad to worse and things today are fulfilling Bible prophecy... we need hope....He is the rock--- Isaiah 26 :4

Q. I’d like to run an in memoriam for my late husband in the newspaper obituary section. Is there any time limit?  (My husband died four years ago.)  What should I say, and when is the best time to do it?

There’s no expiration date for loving and…

It's hard to believe that many famous people have died due to depression. They mask it so well. They laugh but they are really hurting inside.... Money and fame does not bring happiness....(Psalms 94:14)

----“The Age of Melancholy?”, Dr. Gerald Klerman explains: “The three most common social support systems have been the family, the church, and the immediate neighborhood. . . . It is a characteristic of the present time that all three of those social support systems are in various degrees of disarray.”

 However, there is someone that we can always count on(Psalms 34:18)

My friend and I just had a chat, about nothing at all just this and that.

Would it have helped for her to know that my mind was about to blow?

With all the feelings pent-up inside she couldn’t see what I tried to hide.

Who could have known or who would have guessed that I was so damned

depressed?

I could  laugh and put on a smile, but hurt down inside all the while.

But sometimes it helps to…

Well, sitting here watching the news. Feel very alone tonight. Do not always feel this way. Some nights I am good. Friday night my granddaughter is spending the night with me. Looking forward to that. Still trying to find the new normal for me. I am told this may take awhile to find a new normal for me without Terry. 

When someone dies, they leave behind a footprint. In years past you most likely found old photographs, letters, greeting cards, and maybe gifts that were reminders of the deceased. Nowadays the deceased leave behind extensive evidence of…

September 2nd will be 3yrs I lost my son Richard. I know some people say it should be getting easier by this time. For me this is the hardest reality is starting kick in and I can't believe my son is gone I will never see him hear his voice again and I can't accept the fact he is gone and I think its because I had no time to really grieve for my son. Since my son died I went through a lot with my family and marriage that caused me so much pain and I kept it inside because I needed to stay…

On June 27, 2014 my husband would leave after I came home from work for the mountains. My husband had a Hunting Cabin in the PA. mountains. It was not to be. Sadly, when I got to work I received a phone call from our Township's fire department they were taking Terry to the hospital as he called 911 could not breath. The EMTs arrived within 2 minutes and had to break in. He was gone. Heart attack, I have been amess ever since. I am seeing my family doctor and grief counselor twice a month.…

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I just read a great article on here about how a loss affects the family.  We are just in the first month of suddenly losing my grandmother.

The shock right now is the biggest thing.  She was completely fine and then she was gone.  There was no illness, no time to come to acceptance.  In fact, the previous weekend, she cooked Sunday dinner, like she always…

The death of a family member is more than painful; the absence of a parent or a child throws the entire family out of kilter. Roles are changed, schedules must be realigned, and financial circumstances may be greatly altered. The middle child may now be the youngest, or the eldest child may become an only child. How does one manage the car pool with just one parent? What…

One type of grief that is not recognized as much as needed is the loss of a pet.  People grieve over the losses of pets all the time and  yet it is considered trivial.

Common responses include, "it was only a pet" or "at least it was not a family member".  The reality is, to many a pet is more than a pet but a family member!  Pets play pivotal roles in companionship and friendship.  The value of whether sentient or not plays no role in the attachment.

For example, a elderly…

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One type of grief that is not recognized as much as needed is the loss of a pet.  People grieve over the losses of pets all the time and  yet it is considered trivial.

Common responses include, "it was only a pet" or "at least it was not a family member".  The reality is, to many a pet is more than a pet but a family member!  Pets play pivotal roles in…