Heartlinks Grief Center Blog
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Heartlinks is a place of hope. It is a place where you can find professional counseling, support groups and community programs, and information on managing change, loss and grief. It provides a variety of services to children, adults, and families who are trying to manage the serious illness or death of someone they love.
Heartlinks Grief Center Blog
2M ago
The heart is an amazing organ! Not only does it sustain every cell in your body, But it also is the keeper of your emotions, Monitoring whether you’re mad, sad, or glad. The most strenuous job of your heart is to keep All your other organs supplied with blood and oxygen. But sometimes when ..read more
Heartlinks Grief Center Blog
3M ago
Like most of us who write, sometimes I get blocked. You know, that feeling you have nothing to say, nothing to add to the world of written words. When I get this condition, I turn to those around me for inspiration. My husband, Bill, who I am living in a camper with in Texas for ..read more
Heartlinks Grief Center Blog
4M ago
There is a Facebook post that pops into my feed every couple of days now. It is a Christmas post. Not the cheery, “Happy Holidays” or cute kid with Santa post. It’s one that reminds us that Christmas is not joyful for all, for some it is downright sad. Here’s the post: “Someone you know ..read more
Heartlinks Grief Center Blog
5M ago
Yesterday, we buried my Aunt Clara. The last of my dad’s siblings. She was 94 years old. And she was ready. Aunt Clara was a beautiful person. She had the most engaging smile, her translucent blue eyes twinkled when she laughed, and her hair was the perfect white as she aged. She was beautiful inside ..read more
Heartlinks Grief Center Blog
6M ago
Crystal is our son, Ab’s, wife of 13 years. When she joined our family, we were excited to learn her family’s traditions. She is of Mexican and Cuban descent, and her family celebrations were very different from our German heritage. In her culture, Familia is most important! Over friends or work or anything else, family ..read more
Heartlinks Grief Center Blog
7M ago
My grandson, Linc, is the backup quarterback for his 7th grade football team. Sunday, when I asked him how his game was yesterday, he said, “Well, I threw the only completion in the game. And, my first. Now, I know I can, Grandma.” Just matter of fact, a realization that he did it, and would ..read more
Heartlinks Grief Center Blog
8M ago
The Okawville Book Club reads interesting works, for sure. This month, we read Demon Copperhead. In this work of fiction by Barbara Kingsolver, the story is told by Damon, nicknamed Demon, a young boy who suffers unbelievable loss. His father died in a tragic accident before his birth. His drug addicted mother dies before he ..read more
Heartlinks Grief Center Blog
10M ago
Most things in our lives have a distinct beginning, middle, and end. There’s no doubt when a movie is over; The credits start to roll, and the music gets more dramatic. The plot has reached a conclusion, and the characters live happily ever after. We can tell when winter is coming to an ..read more
Heartlinks Grief Center Blog
1y ago
Memorial Day is almost here, and with it the start of summer! That’s what I, and I believe most people think of when they enjoy the holiday on the 4th Monday of May. But roll back almost 160 years and we can uncover the origins of the day we observe as Memorial Day. When the ..read more
Heartlinks Grief Center Blog
1y ago
Am I mad? You bet I am! She wasn’t supposed to die. We pledged our love forever. We’d only just begun To fulfill some of the dreams we had. But we were cheated out of our future together, And all my dreams are in past tense now. Our forever lasted thirty-six years, Which ..read more