- ISBN: 9780738837987 | 0738837989
- Cover: Hardcover
- Copyright: 12/1/2000
The Birthing of From Eulogy To Joy | p. 23 |
How To Use This "How It Is" Book | p. 25 |
Acknowledgements | p. 29 |
The Funeral and the Eulogy | |
At A Memorial--June 1, 1989 | p. 33 |
Angel's Trumpet | p. 34 |
Sunstruck | p. 36 |
In Memory Of My Cousin, Ray Lokken | p. 41 |
The Spiritual Side Of Grief | p. 42 |
The Star-Spangled Receipt | p. 43 |
The Funeral | p. 44 |
The Wake | p. 50 |
Commencement: A Eulogy For Warren Charles Bonner 1916-2000 | p. 51 |
Children's Deaths: Infants Through Adulthood | |
Saying Goodbye To Our Baby | p. 54 |
Roma Was Here | p. 58 |
Jeremy | p. 64 |
I Never Heard Him Cry | p. 67 |
Resolving Grief On The Road To Happiness | p. 69 |
Cardboard Boxes | p. 76 |
Fall Out | p. 77 |
Released | p. 80 |
The Death of Parents | |
That Was My Job | p. 82 |
Deep Breaths | p. 85 |
In My Father's House | p. 89 |
Dealing With Two Deaths | p. 90 |
Letter To My Father | p. 93 |
Sentimental Journey | p. 96 |
The Ninth Inning Ended | p. 101 |
Grieving For An Unknown Mother | p. 102 |
The Gerbil Funeral | p. 104 |
Together Forever | p. 105 |
Spouses, Mates, and Ex's | |
The Most Important Day Of My Life | p. 109 |
Why? | p. 111 |
Out Of The Depths | p. 116 |
Absence Makes The Heart Grow Fonder | p. 117 |
Run Aground | p. 119 |
Learning Through Suffering | p. 121 |
His Shirt | p. 125 |
The Loss of Friends | |
Losing Friends, The Hard Way | p. 127 |
Time Stopped | p. 128 |
Anatol | p. 135 |
Jacque's Story | p. 138 |
What Does Bird-Watching Have To Do With Grief Anyway? | p. 142 |
Martha | p. 144 |
Thank You, My Friend | p. 146 |
A Laugher's Last Laugh | p. 148 |
When Someone You "Hate" or are Angry with Dies | |
My Mother Is Dying | p. 152 |
Moving Past Bitter | p. 154 |
Walking Toward Kathy | p. 156 |
Dealing with "Unnatural" Deaths | |
Kevin's Story | p. 165 |
My Life Has Changed | p. 171 |
A Letter To My Sister | p. 173 |
Cry Uncle | p. 179 |
Requiem For An Unbroken Love | p. 185 |
Fat Danny | p. 192 |
Daddy's Death | p. 196 |
The Drowning | p. 199 |
Derek | p. 200 |
Children's Perspectives | |
From Grampa With Love | p. 202 |
Only Fear And Grief | p. 203 |
The Gift Of Sacrifice | p. 204 |
How I Accepted Death | p. 206 |
Carrying On | p. 209 |
We Were The Best Of Friends | p. 213 |
Body | p. 216 |
I Love You, Dad | p. 217 |
The Child And Death | p. 218 |
The "Known" Feelings | |
Alone | p. 224 |
A Father's Cry | p. 225 |
Metamorphosis | p. 228 |
Anger and Forgiveness: Natural Parts Of Grief | p. 230 |
You're Not The One | p. 232 |
Vultures | p. 234 |
Dealing With Dad's Death | p. 238 |
Silent Guilt | p. 239 |
Didn't I Close That Chapter? | p. 242 |
Tripwire | p. 248 |
The Importance of Ritual and Family Tradition | |
A Light Shines In My Heart | p. 252 |
The Earthquake | p. 254 |
A Thanksgiving Legacy | p. 259 |
Changes | p. 262 |
My Grief Garden | p. 264 |
Saying Goodbye To Lisa | p. 269 |
December Thursday | p. 270 |
All Around Us | p. 273 |
Granting Time to Grieve | |
Healing From Loss | p. 275 |
There Is Life After Death--Mine | p. 279 |
Seven Steps Forward, One Step Back | p. 284 |
All I Should Have Said | p. 287 |
A Family Perspective | p. 291 |
Like An Eagle Falling | p. 298 |
A Place | p. 302 |
The Mourning's Over | p. 304 |
Just Give It Time | p. 307 |
Grief Postponed | p. 313 |
Reaching Out to God and Spirituality | |
Death Is Not An Ending | p. 316 |
Dealing With Death | p. 318 |
The Last Embrace | p. 321 |
The Gaining Of Faith Through Grief | p. 323 |
Tears Of Healing | p. 326 |
The Falling Star | p. 327 |
La Montana Se Movio--The Mountain Moved | p. 332 |
My Darkest Hour | p. 338 |
Alone With The Lord | p. 343 |
Journaling | |
The First Month | p. 345 |
Random Thoughts And Fleeting Images | p. 352 |
Excerpts From My Journal | p. 354 |
The Touching Wall | p. 363 |
Entries From Eternity | p. 365 |
A Symphony Of Mourning In Four Movements | p. 368 |
From The Eyes Of A Child | p. 376 |
The Gift of Support | |
A Faithful Friend Brings Healing Hands | p. 383 |
Help With Healing | p. 390 |
Living Through Suicide | p. 391 |
Time Heals All | p. 393 |
Angel In Our Family | p. 396 |
The Hope Group | p. 400 |
The Role of Caregivers | |
Time On The Cross | p. 407 |
The Nature Of Death | p. 410 |
Reaching Out | p. 411 |
Roma's Purpose | p. 415 |
Living With The Grief Of Alzheimer's Disease | p. 419 |
A Job Of Love | p. 424 |
Alternative Orientations Toward Death | |
Between Two Worlds | p. 429 |
Journey | p. 432 |
Big Picture Premonitions | p. 438 |
What Do We Know? | p. 439 |
Cloud Dream | p. 444 |
Letting Go Of My Dad | p. 445 |
A Final Gift | p. 448 |
Allan's Words | p. 453 |
Messages From Michael | p. 459 |
Memorials | |
Christian's Legacy | p. 466 |
The Gift Of Blood | p. 469 |
Joe's Story | p. 470 |
My Wife's Wishes | p. 472 |
Transition to Joy | |
Press On | p. 474 |
The Gift Of Significance | p. 475 |
Crying, Too, Shall End | p. 476 |
Window of Life | p. 479 |
Reflections Of A Typical Day In August | p. 480 |
The First Laugh | p. 483 |
Joy | |
Excerpts From Samurai Widow | p. 485 |
The Gift | p. 492 |
Tears, Wonder, And Joy Upon The Transition Of My Father | p. 494 |
Missing Ben | p. 497 |
"'The Time Has Come,' the Walrus said ..." | p. 501 |
Mourning Turned To Dancing | p. 507 |
Danny's Gift | p. 510 |
Better Than I've Ever Been | p. 514 |
Closing Statement | p. 517 |
The Cover Story | p. 519 |
Biographical Information About The Contributors | p. 525 |
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