Pet Loss and Grief During the Holiday Season
The holiday season, from Thanksgiving through the New Year, with all the extra social time and expectations can be a
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pet loss
Little Visits
I’ve shared one or more of these stories here at Halloween for at least five years, and readers always seem
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The Artist’s Life: The Splendor of Autumn
Last week I looked up at the clouds and thought, “They look just like those clouds… .” It may have
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Chartiers Custom Pet Cremation 2016 Tribute Scroll
Every year Deb Chebatoris encourages Pet Memorial Sunday participants to provide photos of their pets and a written tribute of
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Adopting Again After Loss: Why and How We Adopt Again
I spoke on the topic of “Adopting Again After Loss” at the 2016 Pet Memorial Sunday ceremony hosted by Chartiers
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Perhaps The Storm is Finally Over
Perhaps The Storm is Finally Over, written after I lost Namir whose passing represented what seemed like the end of a long cycle of loss that led me to understand the continuum of love all throughout our lives.
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“A Day For Remembering”, Pet Memorial Sunday Event and Speaking
I am a speaker at this annual event, and Chartiers Custom Pet Cremation is one of my customers. This is
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Daily Photo: Once You Were a Stranger
Once you were a stranger who filled my hand. Now you are a memory who fills my heart. Remembering Lucy.
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Taking Sally Home
Perhaps it’s the weather, so completely like the weather on June 11 and June 12 in 1999, perhaps some art
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