Holding Joy & Sorrow Together
By Sara Barry Light and dark. Joy and sorrow. December is a time for these extremes that are parts of the same whole. Darkness sneaks in early and lingers in […]
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Monthly Blogs
Yo Te Puedo Ver/ You are Seen
By Gloria Agosto Yo Te Puedo VerEs casi como si el dolor te hace invisible. El momento más duro el cual no se puede entender,nadie y nada parece brindar algún
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Does It Get Better?
By Sara Barry I have a friend whose son died recently. He wasn’t a baby, but he was her baby, the one who first made her a mother. She’s been
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What To Tell Kids
By Sara Barry Recently a friend asked if I had any advice about her son’s recent questions about his sister, the one who died before he was born. She worried
How many kids do you have?
By Sara Barry by Sara Barry Lights flashed and the disco ball made shapes on the floor. Kids shrieked and balls and bins clattered. Typical bowling birthday party. “I don’t
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Why I Love the Gift of a Heart of Stone
by Sara Barry “Here,” my 11-year-old neighbor thrust a bag at me. I looked at the birthday cake on the side, confused. It was over a month since my birthday.
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Still not over it?
By Sara Barry In the lead up to Mother’s Day this year, I almost forgot it was coming. Almost. But my body knew what was coming even if I didn’t
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Talismans and Touchstones: What Gets You Through
Healing a HeartBy Sara Barry I found my forget-me-not charm the other day while scrabbling my fingers through a dish on my dresser for an earring match. The charm is
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How Grief Shifts Like the Lengthening Days
Healing a HeartBy Sara Barry Tonight, the sky was a bruise of color to the west, but still, the light lingered, even as dinner got done later than planned. It
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When Joy Finds You on the Darkest of Days
Healing a HeartBy Sara Barry Some Decembers you don’t put up a tree. You let others do the shopping and the wrapping. You wait to get through the month. Some
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