Posted in Uncategorized on January 3, 2008 | No Comments »
One of the most enduring traditions of the New Year is the final markdown sales that follow the Thanksgiving to Christmas shopping frenzy. Most of us are familiar with their promises of unbelievable values, unprecedented low prices, and once-a-year opportunities to save. And most of us have been disappointed in what the sales actually delivered.
Some [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on January 3, 2008 | No Comments »
Another New Year has slipped into our lives, radically changing some things and leaving other things to evolve naturally. For bereaved parents a new year marks another year on the calendar without their precious children. It is a new year, but not much has changed since the old year. Why is that?
Posted in Uncategorized on January 3, 2008 | No Comments »
To the newly bereaved: We wish you patience - patience with
yourselves in the painful weeks, months, even years ahead.
To the bereaved sibling: We wish you and your parents a new
understanding of each other’s needs and the beginnings of good
communication.
Posted in Uncategorized on December 6, 2007 | No Comments »
Come and celebrate the life of the precious child in your life that has died far too soon. Join us as we celebrate the international candle lighting ceremony. Our theme this year is “that their light might always shine.”
When: Always the second Sunday in December- December 9th 5:00-6:00p.m.
Where:
Children’s Hospital’s Bradley Lecture Center (Children’s [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on December 4, 2007 | No Comments »
Resilience Article
Posted in Uncategorized on November 7, 2007 | No Comments »
Hope for the Holidays
This handy PDF booklet has practical information for dealing with the challenges of facing the holidays in the wake of giref.
Posted in Uncategorized on October 26, 2007 | No Comments »
As a United Way of Central Alabama Partner Agency, we would encourage you to support the 2007 Campaign. We receive $80,000+ of our funding from the United Way of Central Alabama and can testify to the life-changing nature of the work they do in our community.
Here is the 2007 United Way of Central Alabama Campaign [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on October 25, 2007 | No Comments »
A very difficult area of functioning is coming to grips with the knowledge that there is absolutely no way of getting around holidays, despite your best efforts to avoid them. And they are horrendous times for many years. Their pain cannot be minimized. But they still must be faced.
Posted in Uncategorized on October 16, 2007 | No Comments »
by Rev. Alice Parsons Zulli, CGC
No human being can ever be prepared for the shock of the suicide of someone loved. The initial damage causes treacherous degrees of confusion; but over time, when one is able to step back and survey the damage, one sees that the devastation of suicide is greater than first [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on October 16, 2007 | No Comments »
From Bereaved Parents of North Texas Website
Driving to work with the radio on, I sit next to a fellow co-worker and friend in the passenger seat. It’s early in the morning, and the conversation is light. A song reminds me of Jesse, my deceased son, so I tell a story about Jesse. [...]
