Wisdom of the Wounded

Positive Thinking Isn’t Always Positive.  Do you agree? Letty Cottin Pogrebin in her book, How to be a Friend to a Friend Who’s Sick, says, don’t pressure a terminally ill person to practice positive thinking. Positive thinking cannot cure Huntington’s disease, ALS or inoperable brain cancer.  Telling a terminal patient to keep up the fight […]

Broken Pieces Sometimes we forget that not all children can celebrate their father on Father’s Day.  Maybe because of abuse, neglect, desertion a relationship has been broken. A lovely young woman recently said to me, “How can I celebrate Father’s Day when I do not have a relationship with my father? Years ago my father […]

A Smoldering Reed by Karen Weaver My husband’s battle with cancer had the two of us on a roller coaster ride of optimism and dashed hopes.  I was so angry with God that I was ready to explode! In the midst of this terrible trial,  I attended a Christian women’s conference.  As I sat with […]

The annual Father’s Day holiday can prove challenging for anyone mourning the loss of his or her dad, even many years after he died. So, here is one idea about how you can honor your deceased father and keep his memory alive on Father’s Day or any of the other 364 days in the year: […]

Submitted by US Inspecton May, 22 2015 This weekend the United States will be celebrating Memorial Day. It’s a day that many Americans view as the official beginning of summer, marked by picnics, BBQs, and relaxing with friends and family. But Memorial Day is a very important holiday established to give us a time to […]

Do your children know why Memorial Day is a national holiday? Do they know the purpose of Memorial Day? ( The answer to that question is not to have picnics and BBQ’s and to have fun.) Memorial Day is an important holiday established to give us a time to honor and remember the men and […]

How can you help someone take a “mini-vacation” or take a break from suffering?

A cancer patient once said to me, “One of the awful things about cancer is that it consumes your whole life.  My life is filled with thinking about cancer, trying various treatments, reading articles about cancer survivors, taking tests, worry about cancer…on and on…cancer can consume your life, your whole schedule. So the following three […]

“Children are so refreshing, honest, and real.  Encourage your children and grandchildren to care for others by suggesting that they draw a picture, write a poem, learn a song, make up a skit, or buy a little gift.”  (The Compassionate Congregation, 260) Rickie says, “When my eight-year-old son died, one of his friends came to […]

What can you give someone that is organic, naturally sweet, no pesticides, non-fattening, no preservatives and 100% wholesome? It is also free and the supply is endless, and it lowers blood pressure and reduces stress, which cuts the risk of heart disease. I am wondering… can you solve this riddle? Oh by the way it […]