by barhop | Feb 14, 2019 | Blog, Topics & Stories |
Valentine’s Day is lovely… for all kinds of couples — but what if your valentine is an angel?After all, this is a holiday about LOVE. Love lives on, it does not end when someone dies. I believe that we can continue a relationship with our loved...
by barhop | Feb 2, 2019 | Blog, Topics & Stories |
It could HELP… we often take ourselves so seriously! This may not apply to every type of loss… but when we lose a partner, things change so dramatically in our day-to-day lives, we may focus on what’s wrong… what’s missing. I’m a...
by barhop | Jan 22, 2019 | Blog, Topics & Stories, Videos |
Are We All Resilient? … Hell, YES!re·sil·ience/rəˈzilyəns/noun1. capacity to recover quickly from difficulties; toughness2. the ability of a substance or object to spring back into shape; elasticity. We are usually stronger than we give ourselves credit...
by barhop | Dec 30, 2018 | Blog, Tips, Topics & Stories |
Are you starting a new year without your partner?That prospect can be pretty scary… especially if you are a recent widow or widower. Most likely, you blended your lifestyle so that you each were responsible for part of the household chores, but now you have...
by barhop | Dec 23, 2018 | Blog, Tips |
Christmas is almost upon us! What makes that holiday (or Hanukkah) seemingly worse for grievers than other holidays? Is it because of all the commercial hype? Is it because it is a gift-giving holiday? Is it because we gather with family more than other holidays,...
by barhop | Dec 11, 2018 | Blog, Tips, Topics & Stories |
Tomorrow is the anniversary of our engagement. Just another milestone I can’t celebrate this year because my husband died suddenly fourteen months ago. This one is in the middle of holidays… How those have changed since Jim died! I’m going to...
