Family Discussions

As a child, my best days were spent swimming in the pool my father managed at Double Lakes. The pool was huge. It was filled from a creek which entered at one end of the pool area and was dammed up at the other end.

“Sometimes You Just Need To Help Them Cry”

Mrs. Johnson took her little boy with her when she stopped by her neighbor’s home to deliver a casserole for the grieving widow. Mr. Cline had died suddenly and the community was rallying to aid and comfort his grieving wife.

The Day the Lights Went Out!

Every night the man saw millions of lights across the bay. There were two tall, impressive buildings. They were dazzling in the New York City skyline. They were the Twin Towers. The man often viewed the city from the South Tower’s upper level. His brother was there when the lights went out.

Thinking Out Loud

ONHL Hospice Chaplain Drumright, Oklahoma Scissortail Hospice Chaplain Bristow, Oklahoma No one escapes the emotional and physical pain of major loss; it is an inherent part of life itself.

“Hearin’ Your Stinkin’ Thinkin’”

The boy sure had learned some choice words, no doubt about it. In the school room, on the playground, and at home, he kept getting into trouble on a regular basis for his rather colorful way of expressing his thoughts and feelings.

Have You Ever Come Close to Death?

As a child Violet Jessop became very ill. The family doctor gave her parents no hope for survival. She lived! In 1911, at the age of twentyfour, Violet was hired as a stewardess on the luxury White Star liner RMS Olympic. While at sea her ship collided with a Navy vessel.

Toxic Memories

Negative emotions related to grieving are usually tied to a set of painful memories. They are active at any time when some present life occurrence may trigger our memory of a lost loved one.

Family Discussions

Preparation School was once again in the offing. Just two more weeks and Rhee would ride the school bus ten miles with other students. She was a bit nervous since this year she would be in middle school, and she wondered what it would be like. Would she make friends?

Thinking Out Loud

The Power of a Smile! Have you ever thought about all the things in the world that have the power to instantly make a situation better?

“Don’t Plant Peas And Expect Spaghetti”

While watching tv the other night, a commercial came on that got my attention. Yeah, that’s right. Believe it or not, an ad that was worth watching. In a closeup of his face, the owner of a local business was speaking directly into the camera.