Storytelling

BY TAMMY JANE WEIGAND FALLS April 28, 2019 My 7th birthday, February 12, 1970, was the worst night of my life. I don’t remember the party or the cake or what must have started out as a happy occasion. I remember the hushed voices, the distraught looks on my family’s […]

Centre County Out of the Darkness Walk on April 28 ...

7 Jun, 2019 in Belonging / Grief / Remembrance / Storytelling by LTLWYS Admin

BY ELLEN SLINGERLAND March 24, 2019 Every Friday at 5:00 for Happy Hour, I’d go to my Mom Harriet’s (Harriet Number One) home in Toftrees, passing by her beloved magnolia tree as I came and went. We had the best time at Happy Hour. She’d have chardonnay, I’d have Miller […]

The Two Harriets: How a Magnolia Plant Helped a Daughter ...

16 Apr, 2019 in Belonging / Grief / Remembrance / Storytelling by LTLWYS Admin

BY EVELYN WALD February 26, 2019 08:33 AM Our grandson just had his first birthday. Although not very interested in opening presents, when his mom pulled a book out of a gift bag and handed it to him, he immediately sat down and opened the book. He knows about books […]

State of the Story Gives Community Members a Chance to ...

27 Feb, 2019 in Grief / Remembrance / Storytelling by LTLWYS Admin

BY HOPE BRUBAKER September 17, 2018 02:06 PM Recently, as I re-watched the royal wedding of Harry and Meghan, memories flooded my mind. The expressions of love exchanged between Harry and Meghan and the excitement of the day brought back feelings I experienced on my wedding day, almost 52 years […]

Memories Are Precious, But How Do You Handle the Painful ...

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

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 ...

10 Oct, 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

9 Aug, 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

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

By Beth McLaughlin April 27, 2018 10:52 AM Updated May 04, 2018 08:00 AM Widows run in my family. My maternal grandmother became a widow at the age of 54. She lived the rest of her life, the next 30 years, alone. My aunt, her daughter, lost her husband when […]

Widows and Wine: A Club No One Wants to Join

18 May, 2018 in Belonging / Grief / Storytelling 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

14 Nov, 2017 in Grief / Remembrance / Storytelling 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

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