by 3Hopeful Hearts | Jul 3, 2019 | Give Back, Grieving Parents, Supported Families
Grief is such a journey, a complicated twisting path with so many ups and downs. Hopefully, you never have to travel the path alone. And there are moments throughout that journey where you will want to honor those you have lost. This can seem like an overwhelming task...
by Laura Johnston | May 24, 2019 | Grieving Parents, Supported Families
The Facebook feed is full of prom photos. Who is going with whom? What dress/tux are they wearing? Where is the before dance date kicking off? Who is the group of friends traveling to the party? Look at the joy, the beauty, the happiness.But what if you can’t? What if...
by 3Hopeful Hearts | Apr 16, 2019 | Grieving Parents
This blog entry is a personal reflection on an event that happened recently while traveling and how the world has a way of leading you to where you need to be if you let it. On this particular trip, I sat next to a father and his young son going on a trip for Spring...
by 3Hopeful Hearts | Apr 2, 2019 | Grieving Parents, Supported Families
Positive vs. Negative Self-Care Self-care seems obviously positive. However, sometimes in the journey of grief, we care for ourselves in a variety of ways and some of those can be downright negative, or at least steps on a slippery slope toward harmful. One of the...
by 3Hopeful Hearts | Mar 11, 2019 | Grieving Parents
Mindfulness involves purposefully engaging in techniques that help you focus on being in the moment without judgement while calmly accepting one’s feelings both physically and emotionally. This can range from meditative breathing, visualization, to thinking practices,...
by Michelle Bechtel | Nov 21, 2018 | Grieving Parents
I am the only one I know that LOVES cranberry sauce. Some may like it and eat a bit, some eat a little to be polite, but most skip it entirely. It is one of those things that is wholly mine and the type of thing I dreamt of one or more of my children adopting. But...
