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The Silence of Morning by D.H.Hickman – A Book Review

The Silence of Morning: A Memoir of Time Undone is a powerful memoir of one mother’s struggle to come to terms with the sudden death of her son. Filled with wisdom and insight, Hickman’s writings can only be described as a prayer, one that comes straight from the center of her broken heart.…

A Father’s Day Gift for the UnFathered

Father’s Day is a day, created by a culture whose moral, ethical and spiritual foundation is at times questionable, and yet we are sucked in by it. How many of us are feeling guilt today because we don’t feel a generosity of spirit toward our fathers? Or, sad because our…

Mothers Letting Go

Many of us are in the phase of letting go. One of the first and most difficult we face is that of letting go of our role as mothers. We understand that we must allow our children to be independent and make their own decisions, but this conflicts with the…

I Honor You Robin Williams

A Tribute by Dorothy Sander Creativity yearns and churns, Stretches and aches, bogged down by relentless nagging, driven by the ardent and fierce tingles of sinuous standings. Almost unbidden, in a moment of neglect, it erupts and breaks free bursting forth in weightlessness, Sucking in the lifeblood of release to dance wildly…

Coping with Loss

Losing someone we love is likely the most painful and difficult experience we face. Of course there are no easy answers but there are a few things that we can do to support the person who is grieving, even if it is us! Grief, like most things in life is…

Beyond the Empty Nest

One day, we wake up and find ourselves alone. Suddenly we are empty nesters. It was easy to laugh and joke about it as we anticipated this moment. We couldn’t wait “to do our own thing”, “have the house to ourselves”, and “be free at last”. The reality, however, is quite different.