The Circle of my Sacred Sorrow
I attended a Sacred Sorrows retreat for grieving mothers in 2022, and experienced God's grace, mercy and healing. Then came the treasures.
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Susen Hickman
- Jan 21
- 2 min
My Daphne is Blooming
When the gray sky doesn't clear for days and days, it's easy to slip into melancholy. Then I can't help but think of my loss.
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Liliana Tavera
- Jan 3
- 2 min
Everyday is a New Beginning
The new year begins, and the dreaded dates will come upon me again. The date of my daughter Sofia's birth, and the date of her death.
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Liliana Tavera
- Dec 29, 2022
- 2 min
Patience and Trust
Enough with the questions already--not.
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Irene Peterson
- Dec 24, 2022
- 2 min
My Christmas gift from Jesus, Carole, and James
"The holidays" are not my favorite. I really never thought of Jesus as my friend but one song seemed tailor-made for me & others like me.
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Lani Bogart
- Dec 17, 2022
- 2 min
Yarn and Tangled Thoughts
Sometimes we need to allow ourselves a break in our rhythm of liturgical prayer for a sweet memory and reminder of how beautiful life is.
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Irene Peterson
- Dec 13, 2022
- 2 min
Who am I kidding?
This time of year is a battle. It's hard to "turn it over to God." Every morning it hits me. Every day I seek for Peace.
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Irene Peterson
- Nov 24, 2022
- 2 min
Fall, winter, holidays, anniversaries, oh my!
Each year I try to prepare myself spiritually and emotionally for the onslaught of continuous "holiday merriment."
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Jenna Kandas
- Nov 22, 2022
- 2 min
10 Quotes on Gratitude to Ponder During Thanksgiving Week
Gratitude seems ever-evolving, ever-expanding. 10 gratitude quotes--take a moment to reflect in this potentially difficult season.
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rita@sacredsorrows.org
- Oct 28, 2022
- 4 min
Millstone, grindstone, tombstone
It’s happened again. I’m shirking my responsibility, trying to avoid it like COVID. I can’t bring myself to visit the cemetery because I...
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Diane Galloway
- Oct 11, 2022
- 2 min
Red Sea Place
Have you come to a "Red Sea" place in your life? A place where you just don't know how you are going to make it? Well, I have. I came to...
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rita@sacredsorrows.org
- Oct 5, 2022
- 1 min
On This Holy Day, We Remember Them
In memory of all the souls who have gone before us, Sacred Sorrows prayerfully and respectfully posts one of the traditional prayers of...
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rita@sacredsorrows.org
- Sep 21, 2022
- 3 min
Finding peace on retreat
Our recent "Mother's Love & Loss" retreat on the beautiful grounds of the Jesuit Retreat Center in Los Altos Hills deeply impacted the...
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Susen Hickman
- Aug 30, 2022
- 2 min
I'm in a Constant Goodbye
It feels like I'm in a constant goodbye.
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Lani Bogart
- Aug 23, 2022
- 2 min
Family Rituals & Sacred Words
When Evan was little every day during our nap time ritual he would say, "We're gonna love each other forever, right Mama?" I'd answer,...
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Diane Galloway
- Aug 16, 2022
- 4 min
Oceans run deep in Los Altos
When I came to the retreat, my
foremost question was, “How does a mother heal after losing a child?” Secondly, I was mad. Angry at God.
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Lani Bogart
- Jul 27, 2022
- 2 min
A Blanket & a Butterfly
Sometimes the many who grieve alone come to mind. The thought of accompanying others enkindles a fire of love that draws me out of myself.
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rita@sacredsorrows.org
- Jul 9, 2022
- 1 min
Crying on repeat
I had been minding my own business last week, doing the dishes, only slightly acknowledging the lump in my throat that had been working...
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Lani Bogart
- Jul 1, 2022
- 2 min
Water and Rocks
We grieve differently--and that is okay.
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Liliana Tavera
- Jun 19, 2022
- 2 min
Our love has no boundaries
He discerns my going out and my lying down. But what about you? I wonder.
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