Daily Meditation

“For last year’s words belong to last year’s language and next year’s words await another voice. And to make an end is to make a beginning.” — T.S. Eliot Grief speaks a language that changes with time. The words once used to describe loss may no longer fit the pain today. Many grieving parents find … Read more

“Grief is tidal. In time, it can recede and leave us with feelings of peace and advancement, only for it to wash back in with all its crushing hopelessness and sorrow. Back and forth it goes, but with each retreating drift of despair, we are left a little stronger, more resilient, more essential and better … Read more

“Do give books—religious or otherwise—for Christmas. They’re never fattening, seldom sinful, and permanently personal.” — Lenore Hershey Grief often feels like silence. Words can seem both too fragile and too heavy. Many grieving parents find comfort in stories that speak to loss and hope. Books become companions when the world feels empty. The pages hold … Read more

“The path to our destination is not always a straight one. We go down the wrong road, we get lost, we turn back. Maybe it doesn’t matter which road we embark on. Maybe what matters is that we embark.” — Barbara Hall Grief rarely follows a clear or predictable path. Losing a child leaves parents … Read more

“My father didn’t tell me how to live; he lived, and let me watch him do it.” — Clarence Budington Kelland Grief often leaves many questions without answers. The loss of a child leaves an emptiness no words can fill. Watching a loved one live fully offers lessons that words cannot express. Many parents find … Read more

“Winter is a season of recovery and preparation.” — Paul Theroux Grief often feels like a long winter. The cold silence can feel endless after losing a child. Many grieving parents retreat into this stillness without choice. The world outside rushes on while the heart seeks rest. Winter’s harshness forces us to slow down. The … Read more

“That’s what winter is: an exercise in remembering how to still yourself then how to come pliantly back to life again.” — Ali Smith Grief often feels like a long winter inside the heart. The cold silence settles deeply, and the world seems frozen in place. Many grieving parents find themselves forced into stillness, whether … Read more

“What miracle of weird transforming is this wild work of frost and light, this glimpse of glory infinite?” — John Greenleaf Whittier Grief can feel like a harsh winter. The world becomes cold and unfamiliar. Loss transforms everything, much like frost reshapes the landscape overnight. Many grieving parents wake to a world that feels fractured. … Read more

“It seems like everything sleeps in winter, but it’s really a time of renewal and reflection.” — Elizabeth Camden Grief often feels like a deep winter. The cold settles in bones and hearts. Many grieving parents experience a stillness that feels like pause or absence. The world around seems quiet, as if life itself has … Read more

“The first fall of snow is not only an event, it is a magical event. You go to bed in one kind of a world and wake up in another quite different.” — J.B. Priestley Grief changes the world in ways no one expects. A parent’s loss can feel like stepping into a strange, unfamiliar … Read more