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All 497 writings

This collection includes Clara’s personal accounts of abuse and writing about child protection.

• For Bereaved Parents: When Your Grief Journey Feels LonelyJune 25, 2025 · Silent Grief Support
• Child Loss is Turning Me into a HermitFebruary 19, 2024 · Silent Grief Support
• Who would I be if my son had lived?January 22, 2024 · Silent Grief Support
• The Day Began Normal, Then My Child DiedJanuary 15, 2024 · Silent Grief Support
• Sometimes There is Nothing That Can HelpApril 18, 2022 · Silent Grief Support
• Grief Has Many Faces and I Experienced Them AllApril 7, 2022 · Finding a Healing Place
• Nothing Makes Sense About Child LossApril 6, 2022 · Silent Grief Support
• The Unknown is Always Frightening!March 31, 2022 · Finding a Healing Place
• What Can I Expect in Year Five? Year Ten? Or More Following the Death of My Child?March 25, 2022 · Silent Grief Support
• How Are Things Going? Let’s Begin Here……..March 23, 2022 · Finding a Healing Place
• What can I do when grief overpowers me?April 17, 2020 · Silent Grief Support
• What’s the hardest part when trying to heal from abuse?December 6, 2019 · Finding a Healing Place
• Life goes on…..but it feels so wrong without my child.December 6, 2019 · Silent Grief Support
• When will this grief end?November 29, 2019 · Silent Grief Support
• So, where am I on this journey of healing?November 28, 2019 · Finding a Healing Place
• Why Have I Been So Quiet?November 22, 2019 · Finding a Healing Place
• Does a Mother Grieve More than a Father?November 22, 2019 · Silent Grief Support
• What Helps When I’m Missing My Child So Much I Want to Die?July 26, 2019 · Silent Grief Support
• Every parent of loss needs to tell their story….July 4, 2019 · Silent Grief Support
• Married to a Pedophile: Is God a Liar?July 9, 2018 · Finding a Healing Place
• Married to a Pedophile: The Blanket of Abuse is Still Suffocating!June 7, 2018 · Finding a Healing Place
• Married to a Pedophile: “Living With the Stigma”April 24, 2018 · Finding a Healing Place
• I Was an Abused Wife: Why Didn’t Anyone Help Me?April 13, 2018 · Finding a Healing Place
• I Was An Abused Wife. Why Did I Stay So Long?April 5, 2018 · Finding a Healing Place
• When My Child Died, Part of Me Died, Too!March 4, 2018 · Silent Grief Support
• Facing the Truth: My Husband is a Molester. Now what?March 3, 2018 · Finding a Healing Place
• The Shattered Wife — When the Truth About Your Husband Becomes RealFebruary 22, 2018 · Finding a Healing Place
• Why Was It So Hard to Believe My Husband Molested Children?February 6, 2018 · Finding a Healing Place
• Going Into the New Year Without My ChildJanuary 1, 2018 · Silent Grief Support
• Stop Saying This to Grieving Parents, Please!October 26, 2017 · Silent Grief Support
• Child Loss – What’s It Like Years After?October 19, 2017 · Silent Grief Support
• There is a Horrific Fear of Experiencing Joy After the Death of a ChildJuly 18, 2017 · Silent Grief Support
• The Grief of Child Loss Hurts Worse in Year Two!July 11, 2017 · Silent Grief Support
• Mother’s Day Without My ChildMay 4, 2017 · Silent Grief Support
• “Why Can’t People Understand My Need to Grieve?”December 16, 2016 · Silent Grief Support
• Keeping Score After Child Loss: Good Mother or Bad Mother?December 8, 2016 · Silent Grief Support
• “Child Loss Changed Me Overnight and I Don’t Like the New Me!”December 3, 2016 · Silent Grief Support
• “What I Wish Everyone Understood About Child Loss”August 22, 2016 · Silent Grief Support
• July 4th, A Bottle Rocket Scar, and a Hidden Treasure Inside!July 4, 2016 · Silent Grief Support
• “A Birthday, An Old Hat, and Unexpected Tears”June 27, 2016 · Silent Grief Support
• What Can I Give a Grieving Father on Father’s Day?June 13, 2016 · Silent Grief Support
• Married to a Pedophile: “How Does a Pedophile Get Caught?”May 5, 2016 · Finding a Healing Place
• Married to a Pedophile: A Personal Encounter With Survivors of Sexual AbuseApril 26, 2016 · Finding a Healing Place
• I Remember Every Detail That Made My Child Uniquely MineApril 21, 2016 · Silent Grief Support
• Today I Found His Obituary and My Tears Wouldn’t StopApril 18, 2016 · Silent Grief Support
• I Lost My Car Keys Again! Can This Really Be Grief?April 14, 2016 · Silent Grief Support
• Child Loss Causes So Much Miscommunication in a FamilyApril 9, 2016 · Silent Grief Support
• I Can’t Do This Thing Called Child Loss!April 4, 2016 · Silent Grief Support
• Why Does It Hurt So Much to See Life Go On After Child Loss?March 28, 2016 · Silent Grief Support
• Easter: Another Holiday Without My ChildMarch 24, 2016 · Silent Grief Support
• How Do We Find our “New Normal” Following Child Loss?January 27, 2016 · Silent Grief Support
• Married to a Pedophile: The Aftermath of Abuse – Part 3 of “A Father Speaks Out”January 15, 2016 · Finding a Healing Place
• Married to a Pedophile: A Father of Abused Children – The Rest of the StoryJanuary 8, 2016 · Finding a Healing Place
• Men and Women Grieve Child Loss DifferentlyJanuary 2, 2016 · Silent Grief Support
• Married to a Pedophile: A Father of Abused Children Speaks OutDecember 30, 2015 · Finding a Healing Place
• Ten Tips for Coping with Grief on Christmas DayDecember 22, 2015 · Silent Grief Support
• Married to a Pedophile: “Facing the Holidays with Abuse”December 19, 2015 · Finding a Healing Place
• Surviving the Holidays After Child LossDecember 18, 2015 · Clara’s Articles
• I Will NEVER Forget What Happened the Day After My Son DiedNovember 18, 2015 · Silent Grief Support
• Married to a Pedophile: “Why Don’t the Abused Tell?”November 12, 2015 · Finding a Healing Place
• When Does Healing Take Place after Child Loss?November 11, 2015 · Silent Grief Support
• Why Is the Grief from Child Loss Often Worse in Year Two?November 6, 2015 · Silent Grief Support
• Married to a Pedophile: A Talk With the Wife and Son of a PedophileNovember 5, 2015 · Finding a Healing Place
• If You Have a Strong Faith, Will You Grieve Less During Child Loss?October 27, 2015 · Silent Grief Support
• Why It’s Important to Talk About Your Children Who Are No Longer HereOctober 15, 2015 · Silent Grief Support
• What (not) to Say to a Parent Who Has Lost a ChildSeptember 29, 2015 · Silent Grief Support
• Married to a Pedophile: “What Messages Do You Want to Hear from Me?”September 17, 2015 · Finding a Healing Place
• Married to a Pedophile: “A Father’s Response from Prison about the Death of His Son”September 11, 2015 · Finding a Healing Place
• Married to a Pedophile: “What Happens When Dad is Missing?”September 3, 2015 · Finding a Healing Place
• Married to a Pedophile: “How Life Changed on May 22, 2015”August 28, 2015 · Finding a Healing Place
• Married to a Pedophile: “He’s the Nicest Man I Know!”April 24, 2015 · Finding a Healing Place
• Married to a Pedophile: “A Note from my Heart of the Eve of my Anniversary”April 17, 2015 · Finding a Healing Place
• Married to a Pedophile: “When the Pedophile Gets Out of Control”March 25, 2015 · Finding a Healing Place
• Married to a Pedophile: “Raw Thoughts from a Survivor of Abuse”March 21, 2015 · Finding a Healing Place
• Married to a Pedophile: “A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words”February 26, 2015 · Finding a Healing Place
• How to Recognize a "Red Flag" for a Child PredatorFebruary 12, 2015 · Clara’s Articles
• Married to a Pedophile: “The Email Worth Thirty Years in Prison”February 7, 2015 · Finding a Healing Place
• Married to a Pedophile: “Pedophiles Are So Credible and So Charming!”January 30, 2015 · Finding a Healing Place
• Married to a Pedophile: “Getting Bolder by the Day!”January 17, 2015 · Finding a Healing Place
• Married to a Pedophile: “When Every Man is Seen as a Pedophile”January 9, 2015 · Finding a Healing Place
• Married to a Pedophile: “I Will Never Divorce You!”December 5, 2014 · Finding a Healing Place
• Married to a Pedophile: Every Human Soul is Precious!November 19, 2014 · Finding a Healing Place
• Married to a Pedophile: The Unrelenting Search for a Live-In Nanny Job!November 14, 2014 · Finding a Healing Place
• Married to a Pedophile: Words for Survivors of AbuseNovember 8, 2014 · Finding a Healing Place
• Married to a Pedophile: Shame on You, Dottie Sandusky!November 6, 2014 · Finding a Healing Place
• Married to a Pedophile: A Meeting with the PresidentOctober 24, 2014 · Finding a Healing Place
• Married to a Pedophile: When the Abuse ContinuesOctober 16, 2014 · Finding a Healing Place
• Married to a Pedophile: When the Shockwaves Hit!!!October 14, 2014 · Finding a Healing Place
• Married to a Pedophile: March 17 — The Walls Came Tumbling Down!October 10, 2014 · Finding a Healing Place
• Married to a Pedophile: The Worst Thanksgiving Ever!October 2, 2014 · Finding a Healing Place
• Married to a Pedophile: “He Pried Me Open Thousands of Times”September 28, 2014 · Finding a Healing Place
• Married to a Pedophile: Nine Empowering Words for Victims of AbuseSeptember 17, 2014 · Clara’s Articles
• Married to a Pedophile: The Clues Were Becoming More Clear!September 13, 2014 · Finding a Healing Place
• Married to a Pedophile: “It Will Never Happen to Us……” -Guest BlogSeptember 12, 2014 · Finding a Healing Place
• Married to a Pedophile: “Where Have You Been?”September 5, 2014 · Finding a Healing Place
• Married to a Pedophile: How My Silence Disarmed a Pedophile!July 11, 2014 · Finding a Healing Place
• Married to a Pedophile: Nine Empowering Words for Victims of AbuseJuly 3, 2014 · Finding a Healing Place
• Married to a Pedophile: The Day I Knew He was Two Different Men!June 20, 2014 · Finding a Healing Place
• Married to a Pedophile: Facing Father’s Day with Dad in PrisonJune 10, 2014 · Finding a Healing Place
• Married to a Pedophile: It’s Always about Control!May 30, 2014 · Finding a Healing Place
• Married to a Pedophile: One Word that Changed My Life!May 1, 2014 · Finding a Healing Place
• Married to a Pedophile: The “Coming Out” of a Pedophile!April 25, 2014 · Finding a Healing Place
• Married to a Pedophile: Should Pedophiles Be Allowed in Church With Children?April 11, 2014 · Finding a Healing Place
• Married to a Pedophile: More Trouble — Federal Indictment!April 8, 2014 · Finding a Healing Place
• Married to a Pedophile: Bars, Mice, and Women!April 1, 2014 · Finding a Healing Place
• Married to a Pedophile: “I’m So Sorry. I Really Do Love You!”March 25, 2014 · Finding a Healing Place
• Married to a Pedophile: The Night of the Break-In!March 20, 2014 · Finding a Healing Place
• Child Loss: The Day Heaven Became RealMarch 18, 2014 · Silent Grief Support
• Married to a Pedophile: Dottie Sandusky and I Have Lots to Talk About!March 14, 2014 · Finding a Healing Place
• Married to a Pedophile: You Can Help Stop Child Molesters!March 11, 2014 · Finding a Healing Place
• Married to a Pedophile: Son of a Pedophile Speaks OutMarch 10, 2014 · Finding a Healing Place
• Married to a Pedophile: Loving the LonelyMarch 7, 2014 · Finding a Healing Place
• Child Loss: Who Am I?March 6, 2014 · Silent Grief Support
• Married to a Pedophile: A Message to Survivors of AbuseFebruary 27, 2014 · Finding a Healing Place
• Child Loss: I’m So Lost Without My Child!February 25, 2014 · Silent Grief Support
• Child Loss: How to Talk to a Grieving ParentFebruary 20, 2014 · Silent Grief Support
• Married to a Pedophile: The List and the Haunting Smirk!February 18, 2014 · Finding a Healing Place
• Child Loss: If I Could Change One Thing in My LIfe…..February 17, 2014 · Silent Grief Support
• Married to a Pedophile: The Dale Carnegie CourseFebruary 13, 2014 · Finding a Healing Place
• Child Loss: The Shadow of FearFebruary 13, 2014 · Silent Grief Support
• Child Loss: Unless You’ve Walked in My Shoes — Don’t Talk!February 11, 2014 · Silent Grief Support
• Child Loss: Forgiving the Child That DiedFebruary 7, 2014 · Silent Grief Support
• Child Loss: Will My Marriage Survive?February 4, 2014 · Silent Grief Support
• Married to a Pedophile : Why I Stayed in an Abusive RelationshipFebruary 2, 2014 · Clara’s Articles
• Attention: Bereaved Parents NeededFebruary 2, 2014 · Clara’s Articles
• Married to a Pedophile: Why I Stayed in an Abusive RelationshipJanuary 31, 2014 · Finding a Healing Place
• Child Loss: This is Not Real!January 30, 2014 · Silent Grief Support
• Married to a Pedophile: Peaceful, Kind, Servant of GodJanuary 29, 2014 · Finding a Healing Place
• Child Loss: The Empty Place at the TableJanuary 28, 2014 · Silent Grief Support
• Married to a Pedophile: The Hand is Quicker Than the Eye!January 24, 2014 · Finding a Healing Place
• Married to a Pedophile: Preacher, Husband, Father, Pedophile – What a Mix!January 12, 2014 · Finding a Healing Place
• Married to a Pedophile: Behind Closed DoorsJanuary 3, 2014 · Finding a Healing Place
• Married to a Pedophile: How I Fell In Love With Bikers!December 11, 2013 · Finding a Healing Place
• Married to a Pedophile: Playing in the Dark is Fun!December 9, 2013 · Finding a Healing Place
• Married to a Pedophile: The Fascination of Parks and Playgrounds!December 3, 2013 · Finding a Healing Place
• Child Loss: Saying “Happy Birthday” When Our Child is GoneNovember 25, 2013 · Silent Grief Support
• Child Loss: What Happens When there is Little Support?November 19, 2013 · Silent Grief Support
• Married to a Pedophile: The Tentacles of a Child MolesterNovember 18, 2013 · Finding a Healing Place
• Facing the Holidays Without Your ChildNovember 13, 2013 · Clara’s Articles
• Child Loss: Seeing Our Child After DeathNovember 11, 2013 · Silent Grief Support
• Child Loss: Where Are My Friends?November 8, 2013 · Silent Grief Support
• Child Loss: Things People SayNovember 5, 2013 · Silent Grief Support
• Married to a Pedophile: A Constant Web of LiesNovember 4, 2013 · Finding a Healing Place
• Child Loss: The Secret in My Dresser DrawerOctober 31, 2013 · Silent Grief Support
• Married to a Pedophile: The Bunnies that DisappearedOctober 28, 2013 · Finding a Healing Place
• Child Loss: Facing Thanksgiving Without My ChildOctober 28, 2013 · Silent Grief Support
• Married to a Pedophile: Halloween Monsters in Church!October 21, 2013 · Finding a Healing Place
• Married to a Pedophile: The Most Unique Gift — Better Than Pinterest!October 7, 2013 · Finding a Healing Place
• Married to a Pedophile: “The Top Ten List of Most Desired Men”October 4, 2013 · Finding a Healing Place
• Married to a Pedophile: Strange Movies of Naked Children!October 1, 2013 · Finding a Healing Place
• Married to a Pedophile: The Camp Jokester Hiding in the Dark!September 27, 2013 · Finding a Healing Place
• Married to a Pedophile: What Does a Pedophile’s Son Have to Say?September 24, 2013 · Finding a Healing Place
• Married to a Pedophile: The Climbing Ivy Exposed So Many Secrets!September 23, 2013 · Finding a Healing Place
• Married to a Pedophile: What Does It Feel Like?September 13, 2013 · Finding a Healing Place
• Married to a Pedohile: Studying the Bible with a PedophileSeptember 10, 2013 · Finding a Healing Place
• Married to a Pedophile: A Letter from an Abused WifeSeptember 7, 2013 · Finding a Healing Place
• Clara Hinton – a modern day HeroineSeptember 7, 2013 · Finding a Healing Place
• Clara Hinton – a modern day HeroineSeptember 7, 2013 · Finding a Healing Place
• Married to a Pedophile: Games Pedophiles PlaySeptember 6, 2013 · Finding a Healing Place
• Married to a Pedophile: The Secret ChamberAugust 29, 2013 · Finding a Healing Place
• Married to a Pedophile: We’re Off to Pennsylvania!August 23, 2013 · Finding a Healing Place
• Child Loss: The Silence is Deafening!August 23, 2013 · Silent Grief Support
• Child Loss: The Pain Cannot Be DescribedAugust 19, 2013 · Silent Grief Support
• Sometimes There Are No Other Words Than "I'm Worn"August 17, 2013 · Clara’s Articles
• She Knew She Was Dying……I’m Sure of It!August 14, 2013 · Silent Grief Support
• The Donkey, The Farmer, and the WellAugust 10, 2013 · Clara’s Articles
• Married to a Pedophile: Year Two is Harder Than Year One!August 10, 2013 · Finding a Healing Place
• Child Loss: A New, Frightening, Lonely WorldAugust 8, 2013 · Silent Grief Support
• Married to a Pedophile: The Mystery of the Elder’s MeetingAugust 5, 2013 · Finding a Healing Place
• Child Loss and Family Pictures: An Entirely New MeaningAugust 3, 2013 · Silent Grief Support
• The Darkest Day of My Life: The FuneralJuly 29, 2013 · Silent Grief Support
• Protecting Our Children From Sexual Predators in ChurchJuly 28, 2013 · Clara’s Articles
• Silent Grief: Living with GuiltJuly 26, 2013 · Silent Grief Support
• Married to a Pedophile: The Missing Wedding RingJuly 25, 2013 · Finding a Healing Place
• Welcome to the Silent Grief Child Loss Support Blog!July 22, 2013 · Silent Grief Support
• Married to a Pedophile: And Baby Makes Three!!!July 17, 2013 · Finding a Healing Place
• We’ve Moved! I Promise You…..this is the last time!July 16, 2013 · Finding a Healing Place
• Miscarriage is Such an Empty FeelingJuly 15, 2013 · Clara’s Articles
• Married to a Pedophile: Our First New Year’s EveJuly 10, 2013 · Finding a Healing Place
• Surviving the Death of My SonJuly 7, 2013 · Clara’s Articles
• Married to a Pedophile: A Letter from PrisonJuly 5, 2013 · Finding a Healing Place
• Stillbirth: Take the Pledge to See this Movie!July 1, 2013 · Clara’s Articles
• Married to a Pedophile: Is Rehabilitation Possible?July 1, 2013 · Finding a Healing Place
• Guest Post: Pedophile Rehabilitation, Possible?July 1, 2013 · Finding a Healing Place
• Married to a Pedophile: Our First ChristmasJune 26, 2013 · Finding a Healing Place
• When Your Child Dies Your World is Changed Forever -- Part IIJune 24, 2013 · Clara’s Articles
• Married to a Pedophile: Weird BehaviorJune 22, 2013 · Finding a Healing Place
• "When Your Child Dies Your World is Changed Forever"June 17, 2013 · Clara’s Articles
• Married to a Pedophile: Odd BehaviorJune 14, 2013 · Finding a Healing Place
• New Blog AddressJune 13, 2013 · Finding a Healing Place
• People Don't Know What to Say!June 10, 2013 · Clara’s Articles
• Married to a Pedophile: They Say Things Come in Threes — and They Did!June 6, 2013 · Finding a Healing Place
• Married to a Pedophile -- His Plan is in Place!June 3, 2013 · Clara’s Articles
• Hope During Times of DespairMay 31, 2013 · Clara’s Articles
• Married to a Pedophile — His Plan is in Place!May 30, 2013 · Finding a Healing Place
• The Day I said “I Do” To a Child Molester!May 25, 2013 · Finding a Healing Place
• Chosen to be a Child Molester’s Enabler: The Beginning of My StoryMay 15, 2013 · Finding a Healing Place
• Chosen to be a Child Molester's Enabler: The Beginning of My StoryMay 15, 2013 · Clara’s Articles
• So, How Does a Mom of Seventeen Really See Mother’s Day?May 10, 2013 · Finding a Healing Place
• The Day I Drove My Car Straight Into A Rainbow!May 3, 2013 · Finding a Healing Place
• "The Day I Drove My Car Straight Into a Rainbow"May 3, 2013 · Clara’s Articles
• Two Italian Sisters and One Italian Son Equals FUN!April 29, 2013 · Finding a Healing Place
• "Are You Normal Yet?" -- A Mother's ResponseApril 19, 2013 · Clara’s Articles
• "Alerts" -- Possible Signs of a Pedophile in the HomeApril 19, 2013 · Clara’s Articles
• Thank You, Deb, for Remembering My Anniversary!April 18, 2013 · Finding a Healing Place
• It's the Simple Things in Life that Bring Us Joy!April 7, 2013 · Clara’s Articles
• Child Loss -- Understanding a Father's GriefApril 7, 2013 · Clara’s Articles
• Life Lessons: What I Learned While in Haiti!April 2, 2013 · Finding a Healing Place
• Avoiding Holiday Depression When Grieving a Major LossApril 1, 2013 · Clara’s Articles
• A Peek Inside a Mom’s HeartMarch 27, 2013 · Finding a Healing Place
• Creating a Replenishment Room for $100 or LessMarch 15, 2013 · Clara’s Articles
• A Week at the Beach………Some Most Unlikely Treasures!March 14, 2013 · Finding a Healing Place
• Packing for the Unknown — What’s It Like?March 12, 2013 · Finding a Healing Place
• Thirty Days to Filling Your Heart with HopeMarch 11, 2013 · Clara’s Articles
• Haiti: Thank You for Sharing the Love!March 1, 2013 · Finding a Healing Place
• Guess What I Found in Italy?!?February 28, 2013 · Finding a Healing Place
• Grief is a Common Reaction to Being Diagnosed With DiabetesFebruary 28, 2013 · Clara’s Articles
• What Is Child Sexual Abuse?February 25, 2013 · Clara’s Articles
• Helping Hands — Giving Hearts!February 19, 2013 · Finding a Healing Place
• Grief From Child Loss is Totally Unpredictable!February 17, 2013 · Clara’s Articles
• Valentine’s Day – Let’s Share the Love!February 14, 2013 · Finding a Healing Place
• Valentine's Day - Let's Share the Love!February 14, 2013 · Finding a Healing Place
• From Rose Bud to Full Blossom!February 8, 2013 · Finding a Healing Place
• Snow: The Beauty and Fun of It All!February 5, 2013 · Finding a Healing Place
• Ice Cream for Medicinal Purposes Only!February 1, 2013 · Finding a Healing Place
• Don't QuitJanuary 30, 2013 · Clara’s Articles
• By the Sea, By the Beautiful Sea!January 30, 2013 · Finding a Healing Place
• The Cactus that Finally Bloomed!January 23, 2013 · Clara’s Articles
• Resiliency is Like a RubberbandJanuary 23, 2013 · Clara’s Articles
• Predators are Plotting and Planning!January 23, 2013 · Clara’s Articles
• Hope Quotes to Help Lighten Your DayJanuary 23, 2013 · Clara’s Articles
• Hope Quotes to Help Brighten Your DayJanuary 23, 2013 · Clara’s Articles
• Grief in the Workplace - Something that Needs our Attention!January 22, 2013 · Clara’s Articles
• Practicing a "Take Fifteen"January 20, 2013 · Clara’s Articles
• Clucking Today, On the Dinner Plate Tomorrow!May 15, 2012 · Finding a Healing Place
• Haiti: Weighing In, Small Planes, and No Sleep!May 11, 2012 · Finding a Healing Place
• Haiti: “Only God Knows the Plan and the Heart”April 18, 2012 · Finding a Healing Place
• Haiti: The Unmentioned Members of “Team Squirt”April 16, 2012 · Finding a Healing Place
• Haiti: What Do Sandals Have to do with a Mission Trip?April 6, 2012 · Finding a Healing Place
• Haiti: “Team Squirt” – Thirteen Ordinary People on a Mission!March 29, 2012 · Finding a Healing Place
• Nine Days ’til Haiti!March 8, 2012 · Finding a Healing Place
• God is NOT Invisible!February 28, 2012 · Finding a Healing Place
• Don’t Pass Up the Chance to Visit this Mansion!February 14, 2012 · Finding a Healing Place
• Are There Flowers in Hell?February 10, 2012 · Finding a Healing Place
• The Unforgettable Band AidsFebruary 8, 2012 · Finding a Healing Place
• Dinnerware: The Top Ten Things to Consider Before You BuyFebruary 7, 2012 · Finding a Healing Place
• There Are Hundreds of Chicken Recipes, but……February 6, 2012 · Finding a Healing Place
• Why Are You Going There?February 3, 2012 · Finding a Healing Place
• Frogs in the Shower!February 3, 2012 · Finding a Healing Place
• Water, Water, and More Water!February 1, 2012 · Finding a Healing Place
• Love Will Always Be the Universal LanguageFebruary 1, 2012 · Finding a Healing Place
• It Only Hurts a Little Bit!January 31, 2012 · Finding a Healing Place
• Those Eyes Are Melting My Heart!January 30, 2012 · Finding a Healing Place
• God, I’m Running Out of Excuses!January 29, 2012 · Finding a Healing Place
• Facing the Holidays Without Your ChildNovember 21, 2011 · Silent Grief Articles
• The Journey to Finding Hope!March 16, 2011 · Hope for the Day
• When All Feels Lost, Hope is Still Alive!March 8, 2011 · Hope for the Day
• Hope Arrives When We Least Expect It!February 21, 2011 · Hope for the Day
• Rest in Him for Your Strength!February 16, 2011 · Hope for the Day
• Finding the New NormalFebruary 7, 2011 · Hope for the Day
• Which Blue are You?January 31, 2011 · Hope for the Day
• Thirty Days to Finding Your HeartJanuary 14, 2011 · Hope for the Day
• Hope is Alive!December 1, 2010 · Hope for the Day
• Thank You for the Frogs and Toads and Lizards and………October 28, 2010 · Finding a Healing Place
• Healing and Hope Come One Day at a TimeOctober 19, 2010 · Hope for the Day
• The Newness of GriefOctober 4, 2010 · Hope for the Day
• Grandmom’s Pumpkin PieSeptember 30, 2010 · Finding a Healing Place
• What is this Gnawing Feeling I Have in My Stomach?September 28, 2010 · Silent Grief Articles
• Seize the Moment — Just Do It!September 22, 2010 · Finding a Healing Place
• Joy Comes from the Simple Things in Life!September 21, 2010 · Finding a Healing Place
• Autumn's GriefSeptember 20, 2010 · Hope for the Day
• Everyday Heroes – My Inspiration!September 14, 2010 · Finding a Healing Place
• How Will I Get Through the Next Day?September 13, 2010 · Hope for the Day
• “Mom, there’s just one more thing I need…..”August 31, 2010 · Finding a Healing Place
• Our Heart Can Smile -- Even in the Rain!August 30, 2010 · Hope for the Day
• The Day the Rainbow SpokeAugust 27, 2010 · Finding a Healing Place
• And, the Clouds Reach Out to Me in Hope!August 23, 2010 · Hope for the Day
• On the Way to God’s Garage!July 27, 2010 · Finding a Healing Place
• Grief is a Roller Coaster Ride!July 27, 2010 · Hope for the Day
• Nature Speaks Volumes to us about Faith and Hope!June 15, 2010 · Hope for the Day
• Born with a Silver Spoon in his Mouth!June 15, 2010 · Finding a Healing Place
• Oh, the Things My Kitchen Clutter Taught Me about Myself!June 13, 2010 · Finding a Healing Place
• Do You See What I See?June 8, 2010 · Finding a Healing Place
• When the World has Broken You Down -- Trust!June 7, 2010 · Hope for the Day
• The Setting of the Sicilian SunJune 7, 2010 · Finding a Healing Place
• Child Loss often Makes a Father Feel Like a FailureJune 6, 2010 · Silent Grief Articles
• In Memory of Bijou, My Dog and My Best Friend!June 2, 2010 · Finding a Healing Place
• You Can Make it Through Today!June 1, 2010 · Hope for the Day
• My Parents Drugged Me!May 27, 2010 · Finding a Healing Place
• When All You Do is WorryMay 24, 2010 · Hope for the Day
• When Hope Seems DistantMay 23, 2010 · Hope for the Day
• A Penny for Your ThoughtsMay 21, 2010 · Finding a Healing Place
• When Fatherhood is Snatched AwayMay 20, 2010 · Silent Grief Articles
• Let Me Tell You ’bout the Birds and the BeesMay 20, 2010 · Finding a Healing Place
• There’s a Little Mask in All of Us!May 19, 2010 · Finding a Healing Place
• Even in Loss, We have Choices!May 19, 2010 · Hope for the Day
• The Duck Tail — You Gotta Love the 50’s!May 18, 2010 · Finding a Healing Place
• Inside Every Peanut There’s a Man!May 17, 2010 · Finding a Healing Place
• The Bible Totin’ Kid from NashvilleMay 14, 2010 · Finding a Healing Place
• There’s More to Ice Cream Than Meets the Eye!May 13, 2010 · Finding a Healing Place
• We Don't Live in a Perfect WorldMay 11, 2010 · Hope for the Day
• Making Amends after Mom is GoneMay 6, 2010 · Finding a Healing Place
• Getting through Mother's Day during Child LossMay 6, 2010 · Hope for the Day
• Hope is an Amazing, Powerful Strength!May 3, 2010 · Hope for the Day
• Tidal Waves of GriefApril 22, 2010 · Hope for the Day
• Prayer is an Amazing Avenue of Healing!April 13, 2010 · Hope for the Day
• Nine Hours and Twenty Three Minutes to Italy!April 6, 2010 · Finding a Healing Place
• Sleep? Nobody Needs Sleep when in Italy!March 27, 2010 · Finding a Healing Place
• Dulles Airport to Rome, Italy – but Hot Tea First!March 26, 2010 · Finding a Healing Place
• Off to Italy! – Pittsburgh International AirportMarch 25, 2010 · Finding a Healing Place
• Off to Italy! – Notes from My Journal – March 1, 2010March 24, 2010 · Finding a Healing Place
• Italy – Quotes from My Journal – Day 1March 23, 2010 · Finding a Healing Place
• Petritoli — the Village that Won My Heart!March 3, 2010 · Finding a Healing Place
• You gotta be kidding me — A “Winter Hurricane” — What’s next?!?!?!?!February 26, 2010 · Finding a Healing Place
• Remembering Happy Times Brings New Hope!February 26, 2010 · Hope for the Day
• Sometimes you just gotta get away from it all!February 24, 2010 · Finding a Healing Place
• Every beginning has an end — so they say!February 17, 2010 · Finding a Healing Place
• There is Comfort Found in Quiet Time with GodFebruary 16, 2010 · Hope for the Day
• One hundred seventy five inches and counting!!!!!February 16, 2010 · Finding a Healing Place
• A Picture Really is Worth A Thousand Words!February 15, 2010 · Finding a Healing Place
• Another Valentine’s Day Spent AloneFebruary 12, 2010 · Finding a Healing Place
• The Love HolidayFebruary 11, 2010 · Hope for the Day
• What’s this crazy feeling I have?February 3, 2010 · Finding a Healing Place
• Be Still and ListenFebruary 2, 2010 · Hope for the Day
• Help! I Just Want to Hide!January 26, 2010 · Finding a Healing Place
• Summer in Winter — Is It Really Possible?January 22, 2010 · Finding a Healing Place
• Trust is Believing When you Cannot See!November 24, 2009 · Hope for the Day
• Is Anybody Listening?October 22, 2009 · Finding a Healing Place
• Hope Awakens Your Soul and Gives New Strength!October 19, 2009 · Hope for the Day
• When It's Difficult to Say Thank YouAugust 31, 2009 · Hope for the Day
• Spend Time with Nature and Be ThankfulJuly 6, 2009 · Finding a Healing Place
• Father’s Day — A Really Difficult DayJune 22, 2009 · Finding a Healing Place
• It's Okay to Shed TearsJune 10, 2009 · Hope for the Day
• Winter Months Leave Us Longing for RefreshmentJune 3, 2009 · Hope for the Day
• Winter Does Not Last Forever!June 3, 2009 · Hope for the Day
• Finding a Quiet Place Among the Clutter of LifeMay 28, 2009 · Finding a Healing Place
• When It Rains, It PoursMay 26, 2009 · Finding a Healing Place
• Memorial Day — How should we remember?May 25, 2009 · Finding a Healing Place
• How should I remember my loved one?May 25, 2009 · Finding a Healing Place
• It’s the weekend…..now what?May 22, 2009 · Finding a Healing Place
• What is a Grief Retreat?May 21, 2009 · Finding a Healing Place
• Healing Can Be Found When We LookMay 21, 2009 · Finding a Healing Place
• Hope is in the Call of the Whippoorwill!May 18, 2009 · Hope for the Day
• A New Season of Hope!April 27, 2009 · Hope for the Day
• Just for TodayApril 20, 2009 · Hope for the Day
• Healing is a Process -- Give Yourself Time!April 6, 2009 · Hope for the Day
• Never Give Up on Hope!February 23, 2009 · Hope for the Day
• Hope Restores Our Soul!January 1, 2009 · Hope for the Day
• Finding the Courage to MournJanuary 1, 2009 · Hope for the Day
• Listen to the Whisper of God!December 30, 2008 · Hope for the Day
• Trust, Wait, Hope! Your Day of Joy is Coming!December 15, 2008 · Hope for the Day
• We Have Been Given the Promise of Hope!September 29, 2008 · Hope for the Day
• Hope Knows There Will Be A Better TomorrowSeptember 22, 2008 · Hope for the Day
• A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words!September 18, 2008 · Hope for the Day
• Your Father is Always Watching Over You!September 12, 2008 · Hope for the Day
• The Winter of Loss Will Not Last Forever!August 27, 2008 · Hope for the Day
• With Hope, There is a New Tomorrow!July 14, 2008 · Hope for the Day
• There is Light at the End of the Tunnel!July 7, 2008 · Hope for the Day
• Winter Does Not Last Forever!June 9, 2008 · Hope for the Day
• Father's Day: Help for a Grieving FatherMay 30, 2008 · Silent Grief Articles
• Mother's Day - A Time to Validate Your BabyApril 22, 2008 · Silent Grief Articles
• Robert Frost Said It BestApril 7, 2008 · Hope for the Day
• When Someone We Love Dies, We have a New Relationship with the World!February 25, 2008 · Hope for the Day
• Are You Tired of Feeling Tired?February 18, 2008 · Hope for the Day
• Faith is Believing Your Rainbow Will Appear!February 4, 2008 · Hope for the Day
• Trust in God's Promises!January 22, 2008 · Hope for the Day
• Hope Helps Us to See Beauty!January 7, 2008 · Hope for the Day
• Happy New Year - a Time of ReflectionDecember 31, 2007 · Hope for the Day
• Don't be Afraid to Face the Holidays!December 17, 2007 · Hope for the Day
• Comfort and Peace Will Arrive!December 10, 2007 · Hope for the Day
• Giving Thanks in the Midst of PainNovember 19, 2007 · Hope for the Day
• Anticipatory Grief: Knowing My Child Is Going to DieNovember 4, 2007 · Silent Grief Articles
• You Are Never Alone!October 15, 2007 · Hope for the Day
• From Ashes to Hope!September 11, 2007 · Hope for the Day
• Facing the Future with HopeAugust 20, 2007 · Hope for the Day
• Grief Makes Us Feel So AloneAugust 6, 2007 · Hope for the Day
• Grief is an Emotional Roller CoasterJuly 2, 2007 · Hope for the Day
• Feeling Alone on Father's DayMay 24, 2007 · Silent Grief Articles
• Spring is a Season of HopeApril 30, 2007 · Hope for the Day
• Miscarriage Is Such An Empty FeelingApril 28, 2007 · Silent Grief Articles
• When Mother's Day Feels EmptyApril 23, 2007 · Silent Grief Articles
• Breaking Away from the DarknessApril 22, 2007 · Hope for the Day
• Giving Thanks in All ThingsApril 9, 2007 · Hope for the Day
• How Do You Explain a Broken Heart?February 26, 2007 · Hope for the Day
• Hope is a Seed that is Planted in Everyone!February 19, 2007 · Hope for the Day
• Spending Valentine's Day AloneFebruary 11, 2007 · Hope for the Day
• Hope is Alive!January 29, 2007 · Hope for the Day
• Every Sunrise is a Gift of HopeJanuary 8, 2007 · Hope for the Day
• Every New Sunrise is a Gift of Hope!January 1, 2007 · Hope for the Day
• When the Unexplainable HappensDecember 18, 2006 · Hope for the Day
• Hope is Alive!November 27, 2006 · Hope for the Day
• Thanksgiving Day -- How to say "Thank You" when in PainNovember 20, 2006 · Hope for the Day
• Getting Through Mother's DayMay 7, 2006 · Silent Grief Articles
• An Unfinished MotherMarch 14, 2004 · Silent Grief Articles
• Letting Go of GuiltFebruary 8, 2004 · Silent Grief Articles
• When Grief ReturnsSeptember 22, 2003 · Silent Grief Articles
• It's Worse at NightSeptember 7, 2003 · Silent Grief Articles
• Helping a Friend Who Has MiscarriedSeptember 1, 2003 · Silent Grief Articles
• What Happened to My Baby?June 24, 2003 · Silent Grief Articles
• Helping a Father Through Father's DayJune 8, 2003 · Silent Grief Articles
• Why Am I So Tired?May 20, 2003 · Silent Grief Articles
• Honoring Mothers in Grief on Mother's DayMay 4, 2003 · Silent Grief Articles
• How to Handle Mother's DayApril 27, 2003 · Silent Grief Articles
• Have Others Forgotten?March 30, 2003 · Silent Grief Articles
• What Should I Tell My Child?March 5, 2003 · Silent Grief Articles
• Surviving AnniversariesFebruary 4, 2003 · Silent Grief Articles
• What Is Normal?January 27, 2003 · Silent Grief Articles
• Miscarriage: A Misunderstood GriefJanuary 16, 2003 · Silent Grief Articles
• Helping a Man Understand MiscarriageJanuary 7, 2003 · Silent Grief Articles
• Little Things Have Great MeaningDecember 30, 2002 · Silent Grief Articles
• Finding Relief Through the HolidaysDecember 16, 2002 · Silent Grief Articles
• Remember Your Child During the HolidaysDecember 9, 2002 · Silent Grief Articles
• Holiday DepressionNovember 25, 2002 · Silent Grief Articles
• Getting Through the First ThanksgivingNovember 18, 2002 · Silent Grief Articles
• Planning a Funeral for Your Stillborn BabyNovember 11, 2002 · Silent Grief Articles
• Who Am I?November 3, 2002 · Silent Grief Articles
• Who Takes Care of the Caregiver?October 22, 2002 · Silent Grief Articles
• October 15 - A Day of RemembranceOctober 8, 2002 · Silent Grief Articles
• My Child Was Real!September 30, 2002 · Silent Grief Articles
• The First AnniversarySeptember 23, 2002 · Silent Grief Articles
• All I Feel Is Anger!September 16, 2002 · Silent Grief Articles
• Fear Following MiscarriageSeptember 10, 2002 · Silent Grief Articles
• Call If You Need AnythingSeptember 3, 2002 · Silent Grief Articles
• Helping A Child Develop Healing RitualsAugust 26, 2002 · Silent Grief Articles
• What Should I Say?August 25, 2002 · Silent Grief Articles
• The Burden of GuiltAugust 15, 2002 · Silent Grief Articles
• What Is A D&C?June 17, 2002 · Silent Grief Articles
• Nothing In CommonMay 19, 2002 · Silent Grief Articles
• Mother's Day With Empty ArmsApril 25, 2002 · Silent Grief Articles
• It Makes No SenseApril 22, 2002 · Silent Grief Articles
• Getting Through Mother's DayApril 20, 2002 · Silent Grief Articles
• My Husband Won't ListenMarch 30, 2002 · Silent Grief Articles
• Where Does A Father Find Support?March 18, 2002 · Silent Grief Articles
• Am I To Blame?March 11, 2002 · Silent Grief Articles
• The Aftermath of AbortionMarch 10, 2002 · Silent Grief Articles
• What Is A Stillbirth?March 9, 2002 · Silent Grief Articles
• Packing Up the BelongingsFebruary 23, 2002 · Silent Grief Articles
• Mother's Day--Am I A Mother?February 23, 2002 · Silent Grief Articles
• What Can I Say To My Wife?February 11, 2002 · Silent Grief Articles
• My Body Is GrievingFebruary 10, 2002 · Silent Grief Articles
• I Feel So Empty!February 9, 2002 · Silent Grief Articles
• How to Talk About Suicide to ChildrenFebruary 9, 2002 · Silent Grief Articles
• What Is An Ectopic Pregnancy?February 1, 2002 · Silent Grief Articles
• The "What If?" TrapJanuary 31, 2002 · Silent Grief Articles
• Attending The First Baby ShowerJanuary 23, 2002 · Silent Grief Articles
• What's Wrong With Me?January 22, 2002 · Silent Grief Articles
• There Is Healing In Speaking A NameJanuary 18, 2002 · Silent Grief Articles
• Rebuilding A FriendshipJanuary 13, 2002 · Silent Grief Articles
• Can I Be Prepared For My Child's Death?January 6, 2002 · Silent Grief Articles
• My World Is GoneJanuary 2, 2002 · Silent Grief Articles
• Grieving Through the HolidaysDecember 17, 2001 · Silent Grief Articles
• Avoiding Holiday DepressionDecember 11, 2001 · Silent Grief Articles
• There Is A ProblemDecember 7, 2001 · Silent Grief Articles
• Will We Ever Laugh Again?November 29, 2001 · Silent Grief Articles
• He Will Never Understand!November 28, 2001 · Silent Grief Articles
• I'm New At ThisNovember 18, 2001 · Silent Grief Articles
• Grief AttacksNovember 18, 2001 · Silent Grief Articles
• Anger Is A Normal Response To Child LossNovember 15, 2001 · Silent Grief Articles
• Let's Fix This Problem!November 9, 2001 · Silent Grief Articles
• Every Month Is A ReminderNovember 7, 2001 · Silent Grief Articles
• Saying GoodbyeNovember 5, 2001 · Silent Grief Articles
• Grief Isn't ContagiousNovember 4, 2001 · Silent Grief Articles
• Alternative RitualsOctober 30, 2001 · Silent Grief Articles
• After All These Years!October 30, 2001 · Silent Grief Articles
• Schedule a Grief BreakOctober 25, 2001 · Silent Grief Articles
• When Grief OverwhelmsOctober 22, 2001 · Silent Grief Articles
• Please Stop Crying!October 20, 2001 · Silent Grief Articles
• Where Are My Friends?October 17, 2001 · Silent Grief Articles
• This Isn't Fair!October 15, 2001 · Silent Grief Articles
• Telling Others of Your LossOctober 14, 2001 · Silent Grief Articles
• Loss of IdentityOctober 12, 2001 · Silent Grief Articles
• A Mother's BondOctober 8, 2001 · Silent Grief Articles
• Going Through the MotionsOctober 7, 2001 · Silent Grief Articles
• I Know Exactly How You FeelOctober 5, 2001 · Silent Grief Articles
• Nobody Remembered!October 3, 2001 · Silent Grief Articles
• Will I Ever Feel Like It's Great To Be Alive?October 1, 2001 · Silent Grief Articles
• Creating a Memory BookSeptember 28, 2001 · Silent Grief Articles
• Your Sister Is SleepingSeptember 26, 2001 · Silent Grief Articles
• Grief Can Be So CruelSeptember 24, 2001 · Silent Grief Articles
• Could This Be Depression?September 24, 2001 · Silent Grief Articles
• The Baby Is Still KickingSeptember 20, 2001 · Silent Grief Articles
• A Comforting SmellSeptember 20, 2001 · Silent Grief Articles
• Where Do We Begin?September 18, 2001 · Silent Grief Articles
• My Child, My FriendSeptember 17, 2001 · Silent Grief Articles
• What Can I Say?September 13, 2001 · Silent Grief Articles
• How Many Children Do You Have?September 10, 2001 · Silent Grief Articles
• Nobody Understands MeSeptember 6, 2001 · Silent Grief Articles
• After the Flowers and a Card, Then What?September 6, 2001 · Silent Grief Articles
• The Emotional Roller CoasterSeptember 5, 2001 · Silent Grief Articles
• When Nothing Feels RightAugust 28, 2001 · Silent Grief Articles
• Lost DreamsAugust 28, 2001 · Silent Grief Articles
• Miscarriage: When Will I Feel Better?August 15, 2001 · Silent Grief Articles
• Miscarriage: Fathers Hurt, too!August 15, 2001 · Silent Grief Articles
• A Family's Role in MiscarriageAugust 15, 2001 · Silent Grief Articles
• Mother of Eleven Gives Holiday TipsFrom Clara’s early writing · Clara’s Articles
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• Hope is the Key to ResiliencyFrom Clara’s early writing · Clara’s Articles