Someone once said that grief lacks a language. It is difficult to give words to this life altering, devasting, and complex experience. To further complicate things, many of the societal constructs for understanding grief do not adequately reflect the experience…
It isn’t just sadness and crying, although that is certainly part of it. It’s forgetfulness. Earlier I went to put the laundry in the dryer only to realize I had never turned the washing machine on. I’ve lost important paperwork,…
“Some people think they are in community, but they are only in proximity. True community requires commitment and openness. It is a willingness to extend yourself to encounter and know the other.” – M. Scott Peck Our TCF family spans…
It seems perfectly natural, doesn’t it? If you have a question, go look it up in a book. I’ve been doing it all my life. I was taught how to do research in school, and now it’s my first instinct….
How Do We Manage to Get Through Them Without Our Children? Holidays with our children were some of the greatest times of our lives. So much of our energy, time, and creativity was spent on planning and orchestrating experiences that…
When my son died, hidden places within me began to reveal themselves. It was as though chambers of secret rooms, that had long housed unhealthy ideologies, protective attitudes, negative beliefs, and a lifetime of acquired heartache began to want out….
Dear Compassionate Friends, Thank you for the very warm welcome you all shared these past few weeks. I was blessed to see the names and receive messages from so many friends I have made here at TCF. To those I…
A few days ago, an acquaintance reached out to me on Messenger, sharing that their son-in-law died by suicide early that morning. It is not unusual for me to receive such messages, although they always steal away my breath and…
Divisiveness and intolerance for others’ views seem prevalent all around us today. We see it in our political beliefs, social justice concerns, and health environment. It is apparent within families, workplaces, and organizations. When we are grieving the painful death…
I love trees. I always have. I always wanted to live in a house surrounded by lots of large, mature, beautiful trees. When we moved to our beautiful river property, my husband’s favorite feature was the river, but mine was…
