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Finding Light in the Darkness of Grief

By Linus Mundy What do you do when it feels like grief is your only possession? It has entered into your every waking moment and into your dreams. It has taken the light out of your life, leaving a darkness that you feel is surrounding you, blinding you from seeing new hope and new life. What can you do? Whether

30Apr

Why We Need to Tell the Story of the One We Lost

By M. Donna MacLeod “I don’t want to forget my John,” Regina said, staring at the photograph of her husband that she brought to our group. “But it’s difficult to remember the warmth of his smile, the way he laughed. It’s as if he’s fading from my memory, piece by piece.” Dr. Elizabeth Kubler-Ross, a pioneer in the

24Mar

Making Funeral Arrangements in Advance

By Tom McGrath After an uncle’s funeral, I strode along a ridge among the graves of my ancestors. Many of my great aunts and uncles, my grandparents, and close friends of the family are buried in the same section of a cemetery outside Chicago. I came to appreciate the rituals and traditions that surround the

23Mar

A Time of Grief—Short Prayers for Your Healing

By Peggy Ekerdt A few weeks after the sudden death of my brother-in-law, I spent the day with his 6-year-old son. As I tucked Carl into bed that evening, it was all I could do to pull up the covers and kiss him good night. Not able to trust myself to speak, let alone pray, I fled the room before he could see my

26Jan

Grieving the Loss of Your Parent

My mother, lying in a darkened hospital room, was close to death. But as she reached for my hand and looked at me intently, she was fully aware that her youngest daughter was at her side. “Judy, is it raining?” she asked. “No, Mom, it’s beautiful outside—and it’s even more beautiful where you are going,” I

29Sep

Getting Through the First Weeks After the Funeral

My sisters and brothers and I met at the house the day after Mom’s funeral. With both Mom and Dad now gone, we needed to clean the house and sort through personal items before everyone returned home to various parts of the country. Soon we would need to deal with the selling of the house and the settling of the

04Sep

Getting to Know Us!

Here at Abbey Caskets, we are blessed with the best staff! If you have called in with questions or to place an order, you may have had the pleasure of talking with our team. We’d like to take the opportunity to introduce you to each of our employees so you can connect a face with a name the next time you give us a

25Jun

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29May

Finding Ways to Celebrate Special Days After Loss

My mother died one warm September evening nearly 20 years ago, and I remember well the first holiday season that followed—the sense that someone was missing from the table, that something was wrong with all the rejoicing, that everything had changed forever—and not in a good way. With time, I came to adjust to the

08Apr

Finding Strength to Survive a Crisis or Tragedy

Your world has fallen apart…but your life goes on. You wonder how you will ever get through the succession of joyless days you see lining the path ahead of you. You wonder how you will get through the next moment, your distress is so great. Perhaps you are facing the death of someone you love, a painful loss

CareNotes

Finding Light in the Darkness of Grief

Why We Need to Tell the Story of the One We Lost

Making Funeral Arrangements in Advance

A Time of Grief—Short Prayers for Your Healing

Grieving the Loss of Your Parent

Getting Through the First Weeks After the Funeral

Getting to Know Us!

Getting to Know Us!

Finding Ways to Celebrate Special Days After Loss

Finding Strength to Survive a Crisis or Tragedy

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