Creating conversations about loss

Monthly Archives: August 2021

BY ZACHARY MASERAUGUST 22, 2021 07:00 AM Nature doesn’t refuse itself, not like human nature does, anyway. For example, the tree does not pretend to be anything but a tree, and it does not refuse being the tree that it is. It graciously accepts the storm no matter the loss […]

Finding the ‘Joy in the Mourning’

August 25, 2021 in Death and Dying / Grief / Hope / Remembrance / Uncategorized by LTLWYS Admin

BY CHRISTY A. CLAPPERUPDATED JULY 25, 2021 09:35 AM When our daughter was little she used to ask from the back seat of the car if we were, “closer to the front or the back” when making long trips. It meant, were we closer to our destination or closer to […]

Moving ‘Closer to the Front’ with Each Passing Second

August 25, 2021 in Hope / Transitions by LTLWYS Admin

BY MARY BOUTSELISJULY 04, 2021 07:00 AM My mother was a sturdy soul. She was of German descent, born and raised in a farming community in Michigan. Her motto was, “If anyone is still working, you don’t sit down.” When she came to visit us later in her life, she […]

Long Journey Presented New Opportunity to Meet Change and Loss

August 25, 2021 in Death and Dying / Grief / Hope / Suffering by LTLWYS Admin