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Category Archives: Death & Dying
This Bitter Shore
There are many hard losses in this world; losing a baby has to be among the hardest. How critical in this the love of family, the caring of friends, the sharing of sorrow and the hope of resurrection. Continue reading →
Hiking in the Dark
When fatigue tugs at our limbs and exhaustion etches into our joints, he who has shaped our path will still give us strength. Continue reading →
18th Hole
The image that Kristi described of Brian reaching up toward heaven as he died reminds me of what my sister Patsy said about our mother’s final hours… Love the image! Continue reading →
Posted in Christian Devotions, Death & Dying, Family, Poetry, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation
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Tagged angels, Brian Shaw, cancer, death bed, devotion, dying, Kristi Shaw, passing, peaceful passing
Watching Death
Among the things that I admire is the devotion of women and men to one another in those final hours. Continue reading →
Posted in Aging, Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Death & Dying, Family, Poetry, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation
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Tagged devotion, dying, faithfulness, husband's death, keeping watch, loyalty, slow death, wives, women
Making a Good Day
While rain might ruin some plans it can make others work perfectly. Better to open one umbrella than to curse the showers… Continue reading →
Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Death & Dying, Nature, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation
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Tagged attitude, blessings, choice, grateful, life, perspective, poor and unknown, rain, rain in Kansas, rainy day, rich and famous, seasons
A Simple Sharing
We may be shaped by grief and sorrow, but we can choose the form of that shape; even in our pain we can gain greater caring for others and refuse to be defined by our scars. Continue reading →
Posted in Christian Living, Death & Dying, Poetry, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation
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Tagged caring, consolation, empathy, grief, hope, sharing, sorrow, strength
Marking the Passing
Among the things I’d planned for my Fourth of July, helping with Wilberta “Billie” Jane Kelly’s funeral wasn’t one of them. It was an honor that my plans got changed! Continue reading →
