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"Death Leaves A Heartache No One Can Heal, Love Leaves A Memory No One Can Steal."

"A friend is like a rainbow. They brighten your life when you've been through a storm."

Why Not Ask Me?
I hear it again and again, one friend asked another how I've been. How hard, really, would it be to pick up the phone and just ask me?
By Genessee Bourdeau Gentry

Stories:

THE GIFT OF LOSS*
Abby Fuller
Most of you know that I lost my 8-year-old daughter Scout to cancer on July 7, 2007. The past nine months have been by far the most painful of my entire life. I don’t know that there is anything worse than losing a child. At first......read more

BEYOND WORDS"
Read Romans 8:18-28
In My Fair Lady, Professor Henry Higgins wagers fellow linguist Colonel Pickering that he [Higgins] can teach Eliza Doolittle, a flower girl from Covent Garden, to speak properly enough to pass her off as a member of London's elite society. Eliza learns that ..." read more.

The Law of the Garbage Truck
by David J. Pollay
How often do you let other people's nonsense change your mood? Do you let a bad driver, rude waiter, upset family member, insensitive friend, or curt boss ruin your day? ..." read more.

Debra Reagan - Mom's Day Story
The first Mother's Day without our son, Clint, was approaching. He had passed away the summer before, but the weight of grief was still heavy. So far we had made it through..." read more.

Baby and God
A baby asked God, "They tell me you are sending me to earth tomorrow, but how am I going to live there being so small and helpless?" read more.

A Lesson of Loss by Susan E. Whitmore
Life is generally unpredictable and mostly out of my control. Perhaps when you read that statement, you thought to yourself, "Well of course. We all know that." read more.

Interview Between Michael Josephson from KNX Radio 1070, Character Counts, and Susan Whitmore, Erika Whitmore Godwin's Mother. read more.

A Small Miracle in New York
Email from Susan Whitmore to Lucille
Lucille Vincent lives in New York, and her daughter, Melissa, died during the 911 attacks.

On Reincarnation
Spoken by Rabbi Steven Carr Reuben
It's easy to find comments and jokes and stories about death like that because it's such an everyday common ... read more.

Please Say Their Names
The time of concern is over. No longer are we asked how we're doing. Never are ... read more.

A Person's Life is Changed By Our Story
by Ashley Shafer
Dear Susan, (February 2, 2005)
My name is Ashley Shafer and I actually talked with you for sometime on the phone this evening when I was contacting you regarding your Capital One account that was in my office and you told me your story. ... read more.

Love Has Found A Home
Perhaps.
Love has found a home and it rests with us. Most of the time we can answer ... read more.

My Near Death Lesson
By Paula Ramsey-Fellows
The time of concern is over. No longer are we asked how we're doing. Never are ... read more.

The Builder's Creed
I watched them tearing a building down A gang of men in a busy town. With a ho ... read more.

Yes, Please
"At the very end of your life, all you have is what you think and what you feel. It doesn't matter... read more.

Yes, Please II
About three months before he died, my partner Andre was terribly sick with several infections, including ... read more.