January%202015.jpg I took this photo in January 2015 just two short months after Mark's death, I had traveled home to Jacksonville, Florida and drove out to the Beach with our dog Bella. A "Nor-Easter" was blowing cold wind in and there were maybe 3 other brave souls…

I have created a blog page on Face Book @Stephen.goodwin264.  

It is a collection of short stories about all the people in my life and how their influence have helped to make me the person I am today.  So far I have completed 3 short stories and will continue to add new ones.  My goal is to literally include everyone I have journeyed with in this life and the ones I have yet to meet.  Hope you visit my page and I look forward to your feed…

My name is Sheri, Im new to the site..... I have the special position to having Lost both a child and a spouse. I am so numb I think I forgot how to feel anything. Lost my only son 10 years ago at the age of 22..... he had a heart attack. Doctors said he would be fine after a stint was placed, yet 5 weeks later he was gone.....

Last year I lost my Husband, he had never really been sick, never took prescription Meds of any kind... very healthy, golfed 3 times a week,  was very active.…

With Hurricane Harvey and vast flooding dominating the news, it’s easy to feel helpless in the wake of such personal tragedy. In this technology-driven world, we’re witnessing breaking news; reading, seeing and hearing first-hand how these disasters personally impact individuals and communities. Who can forget the faces of the heroes, carrying children through the flooded…

VIEWS about life and death are many and varied. Some feel that after death they will live on, perhaps in another form or in another place. Others feel that they will be reborn to live another existence. Still others think that death simply ends it all.…

https://www.jw.org/en/publications/magazines/watchtower-no4-2017-july/question-about-life-after-death/

Please read the following article for questions about life after death.

I express my deepest sympathy to the family in Charlottesville, VA.  hope you draw comfort of knowing that she is in God's memory . She will be remembered for the love she displayed.....Soon there will be no more pain nor death ... I look forward to that promise Revelation 21:3,4

On October 18, 2017 I loss my partner of 15 years at my home with Hospice Care. In 2013 he loss his right leg due to vascular problems and in 2014 he loss his left leg. So I became his 24 /7 caregiver. Last summer in June he got double pneumonia and in July he loss his vision in his right eye due to plaque. That's when Hospice Care started. Larry was so strong and inspirational to others and had such a sense of humor. The night before his passing I sat by his bed rubbed his arm and spoke to…

Death to most people seems to be the most unnormal event we deal with in life.   Yet, some are surprised to learn that it was not our Heavenly Father intention or purpose for mankind to live and die.  He created man to live under perfect conditions and also to live forever.  (Genesis 1:22)

As we see from history and the account in the Bible - mankind sinned and therefore death entered into the world.  But, can you imagine a life free of sin and death?  The ability to live forever was…

The bereaved report that they are frequently subjected to insensitive comments following a death. It’s not as if someone deliberately wants to hurt the bereaved; inappropriate statements appear to stem from a discomfort with the concept of death and individuals who genuinely are at a loss for words.…

It’s not uncommon for those bereaved to feel regret. While anyone bereaved can feel regret, children and young adults can be particularly vulnerable. They have less experience with life and death and have yet to understand how fragile life can be. Regret is a deep sadness over what we perceive as missed opportunity and it’s the last thing we want to feel when a loved one…

Sometimes, in life, we come to learn the value of life only through the loss of one.  Life is a beautiful gift from our Heavenly Father  (Psalms 36:9).    The source of life breathe life - the many marvelous creations bring so much joy to those of us who are still able to embrace life.   

When we lose a loved one to death the memories continue.  Our love for them continues in our Heart.   It reminds us of the value of those we love now and those we have loved in the past.  

I am so glad I found a site like this where I can chat with people who has or are going through grief.

My journey started on the 14th February 2014 when my partner Clive suffered a server stroke which left him with many health complications. I cared for him for the last 3 years and on the 7th July 2017 he suddenly passed away. His funeral was today the 20th July 2017.

I am broken and don't know how I am going to go on. The silence and the empty house is driving me mad. How do I…

Have you heard that Patton Oswalt is engaged? Widowed fifteen months, he has found love again and plans to remarry. The media is aflutter with a bevy of congratulations and support along with criticism that he did not grieve long enough. How do you judge, or should you even judge, how long a bereaved spouse should grieve? Is one year satisfactory? Eighteen months? Or will only…

Four years ago my husband had an accident and broke his spine in four places. He wasn't supposed to walk or use his hands, but with incredible courage and hard work did both. He did have some disabilities, but never gave up trying to rehabilitate.

Almost a year ago he wasn't feeling well and after nagging him to go to the doctor for days he finally went. That night he said he felt better, ate a little something and went to bed. I found him deceased in the morning. I was his caretaker…

My mother was a wise woman and a wonderful teacher. While we shared a lifetime of learning, it was not until her death that I realized she forgot one important lesson: She never told me how to live without her.

I’m not alone. Even though the death of a parent is the natural order of things, everyone I know has struggled with the death of a parent. Whether…

We will all receive sooner or later an invitation to attend a Memorial followed by a "Celebration Of Life" for the loss of a loved one.   Why not celebrate life as the beautiful gift that it is as given to us by our Heavenly Father. (Romans 12:6)

Life is the most beautiful gift - given to us by our Heavenly Father - Revelation 4:11.  Just take a look at all of the beautiful creation around us.....the trees, flowers, birds, lakes, and oceans.  Know that while we are in the…

What can we learn from the lost of our love one?  What insight does the lost of our love one gives us?  What about living in the NOW.  What about praising in the NOW.  What about saying those things that when one falls deep into a sleep can no longer hear you.  (Eccl 9:5).  What about the hugs and kisses and beautiful thoughts of that person being express to them now while they can hear it.  

How often do we hear - "just one more day" or "just one more hour" or "just one more hug."…

As a little girl - I often wondered about a few things in life - but one thing I wondered about - was why do we die?   Why can't we live forever now? It took a long while before I became knowledgeable about why we die. Through our first parents Adam and Eve disobedience to our Heavenly Father and the command they were given in regards to the forbidden fruit. (Genesis 2:16,17) Due to them disobeying our Creator mankind has been inflicted with pain, suffering, and death. (Romans…

I lost both of my parents to death, and I just have this deep void.  A sense of being without a parent.  It is so hard to explain the void and how I yearn to be in their company again.  Realistically, I know they have fallen asleep in death (Eccl 9:5).  But in my heart, I yearn to hear their voice.  

I know and am aware of the condition of the dead - but my heart sometimes does not want to register the reality of the situation.  I want to feel as if I would see them in this life…