Compassion and Peace in a Confusing World
I was searching through some papers this week and came across the letter I wrote several years ago when I shared my desire to resign my position in my church. I think the story I wrote is something we all should recognize. One of my reasons for retiring was to spend more time with my… Continue reading A Little Child Shall Lead Them
Hi Everyone! I apologize for not writing regularly (like I used to on At Peace). I need to share that after all the writing on the topic listed in this blog, I was tired and thought I had done what I needed to do: I felt finished. Then, while reading a book I felt not… Continue reading A Broad Look At Grief and Loss
Hello Everyone! To those who have faithfully read At Peace posts and folks who are visiting the blog for the first time, I thank you for finding us here. As many of you may know, in the past I have written about two posts per month for the past few years. The posts primarily dealt… Continue reading Where Am I
You may be hearing this word “elderly” more that you think. When our country and others recently had extreme flooding the rescuers were concentrating on saving the children and the elderly. Ukraine, anticipating bombing locates the elderly, women and children and moves them from the area. When our country announces that a vaccine was ready… Continue reading What Does “Elderly” Mean?
I read an interesting article in the newspaper recently about robots using artificial intelligence to help seniors adapt to being alone. I’ve written about both of these issues ...loneliness and artificial intelligence applications for grief. Both have captured my attention. According to the article: In the United States, 27% of Americans 60 or older live… Continue reading A Friend in Need…Maybe?
Our country and our world are filled with grief these days. I’m not sure it is more than usual, but it sure feels like it. Wars, school shootings, deaths from floods and tornadoes to name just a few. I would like to discuss another category with which we struggle, grief resulting from a sudden and… Continue reading Grief Continues
I found another means of accepting a period of grief. If you love sports, you probably had your favorite athlete. Although I did not know any of the athletes, I enjoyed watching certain people play. I not only appreciated my favorites play the sport, but I also enjoyed stories and interviews that made me think… Continue reading Ends of Eras
I went to another funeral this week. I’ve been thinking about how repetitive they are becoming. I guess we people of 70+ years of life behind us are going to see a decrease in our contemporaries. Those of us with Christian beliefs hold on to the promise of continued life for our friends and family.… Continue reading Aging with Grace
I’ve been waiting a while to write this post. This post may be off a bit from the objective of the blog, it does address the subject of listening about which I have addressed as an important part of companioning the bereaved. I would like to offer a few thoughts about the word “right.” According… Continue reading Right?
I write a lot about the recognition of the anniversary of events. I’ve encouraged our recognition of particular mass shootings at schools. We don’t do this because we celebrate such heinous crimes, but because we never want to see it occur again and we take time to pray for those who loved those beautiful people… Continue reading More Work To Do
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