by Donna Berger | Sep 6, 2021 | Featured Grief, Uncategorized
Their pain is not forgotten. A Gold Star Tribute: August is a heart-wrenching month for me and it just got worse this year with the senseless deaths of 11 US Marines, an Army Soldier and a Navy Medic. To our Gold Star families – I am so very sorry for... by Donna Berger | Aug 8, 2021 | Featured Grief, Uncategorized
August twelfth marks another year since my husband, Gerry, and our three young children, Dawn, Stephen and Michael were killed in a tragic car accident. Throughout these years people have often said to me, “I don’t know how you do it.” How do I do it? For me, the path... by Donna Berger | May 8, 2021 | Featured Grief, Uncategorized
It’s hard to hear the answer to prayer through the background noise of our tears and the desperation of loss. But it is not to say that God is absent in the tragedies of life. In my experience, He works faithfully and powerfully even when the heart cannot feel it... by Donna Berger | Mar 8, 2021 | Featured Grief, Uncategorized
Last week I was asked to submit a quote for a magazine article on grief. The writer wanted me to answer the question, “when you are grieving what is the most helpful thing someone could say to or do for you?” She asked me to do it in one or two sentences! It was no... by Will Searcy | Feb 20, 2021 | Featured Grief, Uncategorized
This past weekend, I decided to reorganize my study. Mostly, this involved moving some furniture around, rearranging pictures, and sorting through myriad books collected over the years. As with any such task, the process served to be a stroll through the past.... by Donna Berger | Feb 11, 2021 | Featured Grief, Uncategorized
There is living grace and saving grace, but have you heard of dying grace? Perhaps not, because while you are saved and living, you are not in need of dying grace. Like manna in the desert, God provides us with the portion of grace that we need for each day. The...