Often the anticipation of Christmas, like other anniversaries, is more painful than the day itself when it finally arrives. For the first Christmas, don’t try to recreate the old rituals. Do something completely different. If possible, get away somewhere. Even if it’s a disaster, it will be a different sort of disaster!…
As we entered the one-room country church, my dad reached to steady my mum. The explosion of colour, the thick scent of lilies and the face of my grandfather in a bronze casket had knocked her off balance. At 9 years of age, I was too young to fully understand…
The Grief of Infertility Grief is a real part of infertility. It may be heightened in miscarriages or stillbirths, and is just as real when a couple cannot conceive. by Brad Nelson As we entered the one-room country church, my dad reached to steady my mum. The explosion of colour,…
