Creating conversations about loss

Remembrance

BY LESLIE FINTON August 20, 2018 02:31 PM Grief is something we all experience, but handle in different ways. It is unavoidable. This year marks the 15th year that the Tides program has been a resource in this community. Tides is a grief support and outreach group for children, teens […]

Tides Marks 15th Year of Helping Centre County Kids, Teens ...

October 10, 2018 in Belonging / Grief / Remembrance / Storytelling by LTLWYS Admin

BY JOYCE MATTHEWS July 16, 2018 03:19 PM Updated July 27, 2018 01:14 PM We are told there is no one way to grieve. No one lives the same. No one loves the same. And no one grieves the same. It is comforting and kind when people tell you to […]

After Loss, Try to Linger Longer in the Happy Memories

August 9, 2018 in Grief / Remembrance / Storytelling / Transitions by LTLWYS Admin

BY JACKIE HOOK June 19, 2018 10:32 AM Before I began to work with Koch Funeral Home, I thought their work was about death. What I have learned since then is just the opposite. Their work is about honoring life. They honor life by caring for the body that used […]

How a Funeral Home’s Work Is Really About Honoring Life

July 12, 2018 in Grief / Remembrance / Storytelling by LTLWYS Admin

By Maggie Kwok May 23, 2018 10:45 AM When people think of military grief and loss, death comes to mind. I don’t want to write about military death, it’s something that everyone is aware of. We see it on the news and social media, we hear about it from our […]

What Does a Veteran Grieve For?

May 29, 2018 in Belonging / Grief / Remembrance / Transitions by LTLWYS Admin

BY JENNIFER STUBBS DECEMBER 21, 2017 10:06 AM If you listen closely, there are moments of silence that will touch deep within your soul. But, I haven’t always been able to truly hear those moments. For me, the turning point was four years ago: The doctor makes an awkward face […]

Hearing the Moments of Silence

January 8, 2018 in Grief / Remembrance by LTLWYS Admin

Please read Elizabeth Brady’s most recent article on Open to Hope, http://www.opentohope.com/keep-door-soul-open/. This website also has many resources available to those needing tips for the holidays.

Keep the Door to Your Soul Open

December 21, 2017 in Belonging / Grief / Remembrance / Transitions by LTLWYS Admin

BY BETH MCLAUGHLIN On the morning of New Year’s Day, 2017, I sat on the balcony of my condominium and gazed at the Atlantic Ocean. The sun had just risen, smearing the sky with splashes of pink and orange before being overshadowed by a smudge of slate gray clouds. I […]

In Grief, Laughter Goes with Tears

November 14, 2017 in Grief / Remembrance / Storytelling by LTLWYS Admin

BY ELIZABETH BRADY Last Sunday, the Penn State men’s soccer team was ready to open its Big Ten season against Maryland. As the fans arrived at Jeffrey Field, my husband and daughter and I lined up beneath the bleachers along with our late son Mack’s soccer team, the Celtics. We […]

Four Years after Mack Brady’s Death, Visiting the ‘What Ifs’

November 14, 2017 in Grief / Remembrance by LTLWYS Admin

BY CASEY GOODALL There is no formula for grieving. Everyone does it in his/her own time and in his/her own way. The most important point is that we do it. Grief has its way with us whether we pay attention to it or not. For me, there is no other […]

Grief Is a Journey You Take One Day at a ...

September 5, 2017 in Belonging / Grief / Remembrance by LTLWYS Admin

BY EVELYN WALD During the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts, Learning to Live: What’s Your Story? sponsored a Community Remembrance Creation event. The mission of our collaborative partnership is to encourage people to share their stories of how they are learning to live with loss â€” loss, grief, growth […]

Community Members Use Art to Express Grief

September 5, 2017 in Belonging / Grief / Remembrance / Storytelling by LTLWYS Admin