List: Bereavement, Death | Curated by Barbara Radisavljevic

Jan 27, 2022
14 stories
Bereavement, Death
Barbara Radisavljevic
Where Have All the Real Flowers Gone?Has our more mobile lifestyle changed the way we mourn and honor our dead?
Jan 6, 2022
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Jan 6, 2022
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A Pilgrim Life
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Barbara Radisavljevic
What Do We Do with Great Aunt Barbara?I don’t want my heirs to have to deal with this question
Jan 3, 2022
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Jan 3, 2022
2
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Thirty over Fifty
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Barbara Radisavljevic
What to Expect When You Meet a Mortician ProfessionallyA poem and reflection on my first meeting with a mortician in a mortuary
Nov 23, 2019
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Nov 23, 2019
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P.S. I Love You
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Barbara Radisavljevic
A Last GoodbyeWe didn’t realize he had come to say his last goodbye.
Feb 28, 2019
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Feb 28, 2019
2
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Family Matters
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Barbara Radisavljevic
Should I Allow My Teen to Make Risky Decisions?Parents may have to decide whether to allow a teen to make a decision when head and heart don’t agree and all the risk factors aren’t…
Mar 3, 2020
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Mar 3, 2020
5
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Invisible Illness
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Barbara Radisavljevic
The Faces You Don’t See in the Suicide StatisticsThe personal stories of three who made the choice to die
Jul 12, 2020
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Jul 12, 2020
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Koinonia
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Barbara Radisavljevic
How to Cooperate with God in Emotional HealingGod heals the broken-hearted who bring their broken hearts to Him
Sep 6, 2019
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Sep 6, 2019
2
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Intimately Intricate
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Barbara Radisavljevic
A Phone Call I’m Glad I MadeHow quickly irritation can turn to compassion
May 27, 2021
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May 27, 2021
14
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P.S. I Love You
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Barbara Radisavljevic
Jason, I’ll Always Love YouSome people have always wanted to have children. I wasn’t one of them. But as I pulled weeds one day, this particular child stole my heart.
Feb 21, 2019
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Feb 21, 2019
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Koinonia
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Barbara Radisavljevic
How God Prepared Me for My Son’s DeathThere’s no good way to lose your son. God knew that better than anyone
Aug 27, 2019
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Aug 27, 2019
5
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Koinonia
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Barbara Radisavljevic
Starved for AttentionJason seemed to have an invisible sign around his neck that said, “Love me.” Maybe that’s why I did
Feb 19, 2019
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Feb 19, 2019
11
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Koinonia
by
Barbara Radisavljevic
Now We Celebrate Our Son’s Re-Birth DayIf he hadn’t graduated to Heaven we’d be celebrating his 42nd birthday
Jun 24, 2019
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Jun 24, 2019
3
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Thoughts from the Garden
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Barbara Radisavljevic
Time to Return to My Neglected Garden after a Long AbsenceI could not control death, but perhaps I could regain control of the garden
Aug 8, 2021
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Aug 8, 2021
1
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Thirty over Fifty
by
Barbara Radisavljevic
Sad Tale of Two Trees in a Neighborhood ParkI mourned the loss of a mature tree and discovered a small tree of mourning
Jul 6, 2019
Jul 6, 2019