by Yvonne Ortega | Nov 6, 2017 | Grief
Tragedy and grief after a mass shooting in Texas. Citizens in Sutherland Springs, TX and around the United States are in shock, pain, and mourning after yet another mass shooting. As you watch the news on TV or listen to the radio or a podcast, these words, tragedy...
by Yvonne Ortega | Oct 2, 2017 | Grief
Las Vegas Mass Shooting Leads to Shock A Las Vegas mass shooting leads to shock, fear, and grief. A beautiful outdoor concert went from a time of recreation, relaxation, and reprieve from work or school to a nightmare of at least fifty-eight deaths and hundreds...
by Yvonne Ortega | Sep 25, 2017 | Grief
When memories of a deceased loved one come up, I respond in different ways, don’t you? Last week Friday, I went into a grocery store that had an autumn display of red, orange, green, and brown leaves, pumpkins in different sizes, and a variety of apples in a basket....
by Yvonne Ortega | Sep 11, 2017 | Grief
Do you live in the land of “if only I had . . .”? If you live in that land, you are not alone, but you don’t have to stay there. How can you move out of the land of if only I had . . .? Yesterday, a news reporter talked about people who chose to stay in Florida...
by Yvonne Ortega | Aug 28, 2017 | Illness
Learn lessons? Can you learn lessons while homebound during sickness? Yes. When I stopped my fight against sickness, I learned three lessons. Although I had learned them in the past, a recent illness refreshed my memory. The first lesson you can learn while homebound...
