Fall, winter, holidays, anniversaries, oh my!
Each year I try to prepare myself spiritually and emotionally for the onslaught of continuous "holiday merriment."
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Jenna Kandas
Nov 22, 20222 min read
10 Quotes on Gratitude to Ponder During Thanksgiving Week
Gratitude seems ever-evolving, ever-expanding. 10 gratitude quotes--take a moment to reflect in this potentially difficult season.
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rita@sacredsorrows.org
Oct 28, 20224 min read
Millstone, grindstone, tombstone
It’s happened again. I’m shirking my responsibility, trying to avoid it like COVID. I can’t bring myself to visit the cemetery because I...
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Diane Galloway
Oct 11, 20222 min read
Red Sea Place
Have you come to a "Red Sea" place in your life? A place where you just don't know how you are going to make it? Well, I have. I came to...
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rita@sacredsorrows.org
Oct 5, 20221 min read
On This Holy Day, We Remember Them
In memory of all the souls who have gone before us, Sacred Sorrows prayerfully and respectfully posts one of the traditional prayers of...
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rita@sacredsorrows.org
Sep 21, 20223 min read
Finding peace on retreat
Our recent "Mother's Love & Loss" retreat on the beautiful grounds of the Jesuit Retreat Center in Los Altos Hills deeply impacted the...
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Susen Hickman
Aug 30, 20222 min read
I'm in a Constant Goodbye
It feels like I'm in a constant goodbye.
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Lani Bogart
Aug 23, 20222 min read
Family Rituals & Sacred Words
When Evan was little every day during our nap time ritual he would say, "We're gonna love each other forever, right Mama?" I'd answer,...
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Diane Galloway
Aug 16, 20224 min read
Oceans run deep in Los Altos
When I came to the retreat, my
foremost question was, “How does a mother heal after losing a child?” Secondly, I was mad. Angry at God.
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Lani Bogart
Jul 27, 20222 min read
A Blanket & a Butterfly
Sometimes the many who grieve alone come to mind. The thought of accompanying others enkindles a fire of love that draws me out of myself.
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rita@sacredsorrows.org
Jul 9, 20221 min read
Crying on repeat
I had been minding my own business last week, doing the dishes, only slightly acknowledging the lump in my throat that had been working...
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Lani Bogart
Jul 1, 20222 min read
Water and Rocks
We grieve differently--and that is okay.
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Liliana Tavera
Jun 19, 20222 min read
Our love has no boundaries
He discerns my going out and my lying down. But what about you? I wonder.
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rita@sacredsorrows.org
May 24, 20221 min read
Born Sleeping on May 14
The doctors scratched their heads. This was improbable. Week after week the lovely young woman and her devoted husband arrived at the...
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Roberta Bazaldua
May 13, 20222 min read
Your Birthday
Sacred Sorrows introduces "Roberta," our newest contributing writer. Roberta Bazaldua resides in Arizona and fills her days servicing the...
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Meags
May 7, 20222 min read
May I Have Peace
Sacred Sorrows introduces "Meags," our newest contributing writer. Meagen Winter resides in Arizona with her husband Paul and her dog...
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rita@sacredsorrows.org
May 2, 20221 min read
Soon and very soon
It's creeping up on us. Almost here. Just a few more days. The calendar doesn't have to remind us. We can feel it in our bones. In our...
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rita@sacredsorrows.org
Apr 16, 20222 min read
No more ridiculous questions please
What are you giving up for Lent?
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rita@sacredsorrows.org
Mar 31, 20221 min read
Surreal conversations
The conversations I have with others since my son Chad died can be quite surreal. I recently observed (in an out-of-body sort of way) the...
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rita@sacredsorrows.org
Mar 16, 20223 min read
The reviews are in: retreat brings healing and hope
I just spent a blessed 4 days with 11 grieving mothers on the sprawling, gorgeous grounds of a Los Altos, California retreat center....
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