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by Sherrie Cassel Our grandson goes home on Tuesday after being with us for the summer; it’s been a joy to have him with us. He is the son of my son who died six years and eight months ago. There are so many similarities they share, in addition to having the same birthday, whichContinue reading “Detachment and Adjustment”

By Sherrie Cassel Our grandson has been staying with us for the summer. He goes home next Tuesday. He is the son of my son and my only child. As well as being overjoyed to have our grandson with us, as is everything forever more, this side of Heaven, is bittersweetness. Everything, every experience, everyContinue reading “Damming up the overflow”

Rebirthing Relationships by Sherrie Ann Cassel – Centering Grief Resources

By Sherrie Cassel I’m not retirement age, but I’ve been away from work and people for eleven years. The last nearly three years of pandemic cautionary procedures, I’ve not been in large or small crowds. A new job and seminary can be a huge adjustment period. I’m used to pretty much my own schedule, whichContinue reading “Coming out of Retirement”

By Sherrie Cassel I encourage everyone to find a medium that works for him or her. I’m not feeling all that grand, but not being able to shake this fever, or sleep, I find comfort in my coping mechanism as I pour words out onto a page. If you ever want to share the fruitContinue reading “The Day the Dishwasher Broke”

As a veteran griever, I’ve read countless books on grief and even though I’m the griever, I’ve read books about how to help other grievers. David Kessler’s book on The Sixth Stage, When Bad Things Happen to Good People by the Rabbi Harold Kushner, and now Daryl Potter’s book which shows a different side ofContinue reading “Excellent Read”

By Sherrie Cassel Good morning, readers, fellow grievers, friends and family. This morning I wanted to share a little about my experience in self-examination through the grief process. I’ve had six years and seven months to navigate the process, even though with my son having been so dreadfully ill from years of addiction, I beganContinue reading “Grief: From Victim to Victor”

By Sherrie Cassel How many times did you bring me seaweed from the ocean? I recall a mountain of it when you brought pieces of it to me like a bouquet of flowers stolen from the neighbor’s yard. Sshh, it’s a secret. Searching for sand crabs, urging you to not go any deeper because IContinue reading “Beach Day”

By Sherrie Ann Cassel There’s a story in the New Testament of the Christian Bible which speaks about a person who owed the King a substantial amount of money. When he went before the King, the King had mercy on him and forgave him his debt. When this same debtor had the opportunity to forgiveContinue reading “Can we truly forgive?”

By Sherrie Cassel In the blockbuster movie, TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY (T2), there is a scene in which the nuclear bomb is unleashed and the flames rush through time-space at a dizzyingly destructive pace. In another scene there is Sarah on a playground holding on to a chain link fence and only a disintegrating skeletonContinue reading “Coping Mechanisms”