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Open to Hope Foundation
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Open to Hope an online grief and bereavement resource for people who have suffered a loss and home of Healing the Grieving Heart Radio Program.
Recent Posts
Creating New Thanksgiving Traditions as Widows
Each family’s holiday traditions are precious and, one hopes, the children and grandchildren will remember and continue them. But as we move on, and our lives change dramatically, our traditions must change too. And, as ......
Hanging Up the Holiday Blues
I believe, maybe because it helps me heal, that my brother would want me to enjoy the holidays. His car accident was in December almost 15 years ago, and that December date catches up with me ......
Helping the Grieving Child in School
Children’s grief should be seen as an ongoing life process that is approachable through words, activities and non-verbal communication. Educators can use this understanding to create a safe environment for parents, teachers and childrento acknowled...
Writing Poem Helps Woman Honor Mother and Granddaughter
My first granddaughter was born two months premature. My son and daughter-in-law gave her my mother’s name as her middle name. She weighed two pounds, six ounces when she was born. While in the hospital ......
Surviving the Holidays After the Death of a Child
That holiday-pang hit my stomach the first October after Daniel died. Greeting me at an arts and craft shop were gold and silver stockings, a Christmas tree draped with turquoise balls and a wreath of ......
An Introduction to the World of Commissioned Songwriting for the Bereaved
Most people don’t even know that it is possible to commission a song, but it is. I have custom-created songs for individuals for twelve years now, and while I have composed and recorded songs for ......

