Christmas

5 Ways to Making Remembering Part of Your Christmas Tradition (Part 2 of 2)

5 Ways to Making Remembering Part of Your Christmas Tradition (Part 2 of 2)

Every year we'll purchase an ornament for our grief tree for people that we lost who are important to us. As we add new ornaments to our grief tree, we'll have a tangible way to see how many years we'll live through this grief.  Grief is part of who we are and what we own now, and that grief tree is a symbolic of who we are now.  

This, and 4 other ways to include remembering loved ones as part of your Christmas traditions.  

8 Things You Should Know about Your First Christmas After a Loss

8 Things You Should Know about Your First Christmas After a Loss

“Merry Christmas!”  “Happy New Year!” 

Wherever you turn at this time of year, you encounter words of good cheer and reminders to celebrate the joy of the Christmas season.  But those who are facing the first Christmas season following the loss of someone special in their lives may be wondering how they are going to simply survive the holidays, let alone find joy in them. So we asked several people we've served who all have experienced first holidays following a loss what advice they would give to those facing their own first Christmas.  In their own words ...