Category Archives: Courage

“Telling Your Sorrow”

Posted on July 13, 2011 by

Telling Ones sorrow often brings comfort – Pierre Corneille (circa 1640) Telling ones sorrow seems to be such a simple concept but one we all struggle with. It’s not easy to go to the pain and relive our experiences. It … Continue reading →

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“96 Photographs”

Posted on June 21, 2011 by

The following was sent to me by fellow grieving dad and friend Steven Stuart.  I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.  I can relate with all of these points on some level.  I think what we have … Continue reading →

Posted in Bereaved, Compassion, Courage, Death of a baby, Death of a Child, Emotions, Grief, Grieving Dads Words, Happiness, Hope, Inspiration, Life Lessons, Living Simple, Loss of a Child, Loss of a Daughter, Loss of a Son, Peace, Survival, Words of Encouragement | 6 Comments

“Father’s Day Plans”

Posted on June 15, 2011 by

Father’s Day Plans Last Friday night I was fortunate enough to be invited to speak at a local chapter of the Compassionate Friends. I conducted my “Father’s…..The Forgotten Parent” workshop in front of about thirty bereaved parents. Although I speak … Continue reading →

Posted in Bereaved, Courage, Crying, Death of a baby, Death of a Child, Despair, Devastation, Emotions, Fathers Day, Grief, Healing, Holidays, Hope, Loss of a Child, Loss of a Daughter, Loss of a Son, Pain, Words of Encouragement | 10 Comments

“Journey Towards Fathers Day”

Posted on June 12, 2011 by

A Journey Towards Father’s Day It’s that time of year again, a time for renewal.  It’s time to say goodbye to the dark, gray, cold days of winter and hello to spring.  In late February/early March I start to search … Continue reading →

Posted in Courage, Death of a baby, Death of a Child, Fathers Day, Grief, Grieving Dads Words, Healing, Hope, Inspiration, Loss of a Child, Loss of a Daughter, Loss of a Son, Pain, Stillbirth, Survival, Tears, Time, Words of Encouragement | 10 Comments

“Ways to Support a Grieving Dad”

Posted on May 23, 2011 by

I was recently asked to write a short article on ways to support a grieving dad and thought I would share the article here on this blog. Positive Ways to Support a Grieving Dad I often hear from grieving dads … Continue reading →

Posted in Bereaved, Compassion, Courage, Crying, Death of a baby, Death of a Child, Depression, Despair, Emotions, Fear, Friend, Grief, Grieving Dads Words, Healing, Hope, Life Lessons, Loss of a Child, Loss of a Daughter, Loss of a Son, Pain, Profound Life Experience, Scary, Survival, Words of Encouragement | 7 Comments

“Give Yourself Permission” – Truisms About Grief

Posted on May 12, 2011 by

I have been posting a series of “Truisms About Grief” that I received from fellow grieving dad and friend, Charlie Schmidtke.  I met Charlie as part of this grieving dads project.  Please share your thoughts or stories regarding this subject. Grieving is a time to give … Continue reading →

Posted in Bereaved, Breast Cancer, Courage, Crying, Dear Friends, Death of a baby, Death of a Child, Debilitating, Depression, Despair, Emotions, Friend, Grief, Grieving Dads Words, Happiness, Healing, Hope, Loss of a Child, Loss of a Daughter, Loss of a Son, Pain, Peace, Profound Life Experience, Survival, Truisms, Words of Encouragement | 18 Comments

“Daddy is Broken”

Posted on May 3, 2011 by

The following poem was sent to me today by fellow grieving dad and friend Steven Stuart.  Steven lost his son Colin to SIDS on March 2.  Thank you to Steven for having the courage to write this poem to his son … Continue reading →

Posted in Bereaved, Courage, Death of a baby, Death of a Child, Emotions, Grief, Grieving Dads Words, Loss of a Child, Loss of a Son, Love, Pain, Poem, SIDS, Tears | 4 Comments

“Debilitating”

Posted on April 21, 2011 by

I recently sat down and generated a list of 30 words that could be used to describe grief.  Obviously this list relates to my experience with grief, so I am interested to see if anyone else can relate with some … Continue reading →

Posted in Bereaved, Courage, Death of a baby, Death of a Child, Death of parent, Debilitating, Depression, Despair, Fear, Grief, Loss of a Child, Loss of a Daughter, Loss of a Son, Pain, Panic, Profound Life Experience, Survival, Trauma | 34 Comments

“Just Got Back from Hell”

Posted on April 18, 2011 by

The following are lyrics from a song co-written by country music artist Gary Allan.  I am a fan of all music that speaks to me and this song does.  This song was on his album “Tough All Over” that was … Continue reading →

Posted in Anger, Courage, Death of a Child, Despair, Devastation, Fear, Grief, Guilt, Healing, Hope, Inspiration, Pain, Survival | 4 Comments

“Fingerprints”

Posted on April 15, 2011 by

The following is a poem that was given to me by the author, Tom Krause. Although he is not a grieving father himself, he captured a lot of what I felt after the death of my two babies. I can … Continue reading →

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