Thinking Out Loud

Scissortail Hospice Chaplain Bristow, Oklahoma Grief usually refers to the personal inner feelings of an individual, but in some cultures when someone dies, family members and close friends express their grief outwardly by weeping and wailing.

Thinking Out Loud

ONHL Hospice Chaplain Drumright, Oklahoma A very interesting article by Gabriella Tal called 'The Nature of Hurt' tells about a time when she experienced a serious car accident that left her paralyzed.

Mayor's Corner

Mayor Kris Wyatt Greetings! As you read this, it marks the 100th day since I took office. I wanted to take a moment to highlight some of the remarkable events that have occurred during this time. Please note that I am not claiming credit for any of these accomplishments.

Mayors’ Corner

of that.) There are two sites where residents can take limbs and brush: the high school “bonfire pile” and the DEQ burn pile at the entrance to the golf course. Our public works department deserves a “THANK YOU” for the work that they’ve put into cleaning up after Mother Nature. Hello!

Rapid Ideas for Grief Recovery

Recovering from grief has no set order or method. It all depends on the individual person, what type of grief (how their loved one died), their social and cultural background, and their emotional stability at the time of the death of their loved one.

Grieving is Messy!

Grieving is messy. It is not pretty. It of ten takes over our lives with a vengeance. It can be a prolonged, painful, and profound time of suffer ing. It can also be a time of learning a lot about our family, our friends, and ourselves. Grief can make us feel like we are “going crazy!

Family Discussions

There was a pet store that had all kinds of animals for sale. There were fish, dogs, cats, ferrets, lizards and birds. Mr Grant was the owner of the pet store. He was a kind man.

Definition of a cow

A big city school boy describes a cow something like this........ A cow is a completely automatic milk manufacturing machine. It is encased in untanned leather and mounted on four vertical, moveable supports, one on each corner.

Mayors’ Corner

Greetings! At the time of this writing, the final inspection for Carrus Lakeside Hospital – formerly known as Bristow Medical Center – is scheduled for August 3,2023. (That said, circumstances beyond the control of the City have forced that date to be changed twice within the past month.

. . . from the Pastor’s Desk

Some people—even churchgoers truly suffer; either financially, relationally, emotionally, or physically. Others see no light at the end of the tunnel because hope was traded for a brief encounter with personal desire. I want to begin with this caveat: not everyone who suffers— suffers with Christ!