Tag Archives: memorial service

Grieving a Loss That Does Not Leave

Posted on October 25, 2015 by rstaples2013

No one who is grieving compares one grief to another. Pain and loss are personal, not categorical. Pain is what the suffering person says it is. It is experienced as such and there is no comfort in hearing about someone … Continue reading →

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Read the End of the Book

Posted on May 19, 2014 by rstaples2013

I am preparing for a Memorial Service I did not expect to attend. The person who is being remembered is younger than I am. If I let my natural mind calculate, then she died too early. I also need to … Continue reading →

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One More Contact to Delete

Posted on January 23, 2013 by jroesler728

           I received a phone call this week that was unwelcome but not unexpected. My childhood friend had died. This is the letter I wrote to her children:           We live in a world that measures success but not faithfulness. … Continue reading →

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Leaving Footprints

Posted on December 10, 2012 by jroesler728

One of my most memorable learning experiences has been participating in a tracking seminar at a nature center. We looked closely at an area of earth and saw nothing until our instructor taught us what to look for. Then, to … Continue reading →

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How Long Do Flies Live?

Posted on October 5, 2011 by jroesler728

I love to be with friends who ask questions I have never thought of. This week there were three of us driving around in a van looking for odds and ends that you need from time to time to make … Continue reading →

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Lil Makes an Appointment

Posted on June 1, 2011 by jroesler728

We agreed a good time for both of us would be right after the Senior Seminar—a weekly bible teaching followed by small group discussion. I had offered to come to her home but Lil was so busy with her volunteer … Continue reading →

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