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04/08/2026

Please continue to keep the Krywy family in your thoughts and prayers.

Katie Horhut Krywy, loving wife of the late Paul Krywy, passed away March 31, 2026, at the age of 90. Katie was born September 18, 1935, to John and Polly Prowat in Chernewe, Ukraine. In 1939, along with her parents and four sisters, she immigrated to Canada. They settled, and

04/07/2026

Please keep Elaine’s family, friends, and community in your thoughts.

With profound sadness, the family of the late Elaine Swiderski announce her peaceful passing at the Invermay Health Centre, Invermay, SK, on March 27, 2026, at the age of 80 years. Elaine was born on May 12, 1945, to Walter and Mary Mudry Yachyshen of the Rama District, SK. She

04/05/2026

There is room at the Easter table for both grief and gratitude.
For many, today carries a quiet ache — the empty chair, the familiar laugh that isn’t heard, the presence that is deeply missed. Holidays have a way of amplifying what loss has taken, and Easter is no exception.
And yet… this day also holds a sacred hope.
Easter reminds us that love does not end at death. That through sacrifice, there is the promise of reunion. That what feels final here is not forever.
“He is not here; He has risen, just as He said.” — Matthew 28:6
So today, if your heart feels heavy, let it. Speak their name. Feel their absence. Grief is love that still reaches.
And alongside it, if you can, hold onto this truth: Because of Easter, goodbye is not the end of the story.
There is room for both.
🤍 Your family is in our thoughts and prayers a little more than usual today. -Shannon, Shawna, and LFH staff

04/05/2026

Holidays . . . they can really bring it all up, can’t they? Sending good thoughts to everyone missing and remembering someone today 🌱

04/05/2026

Whether you’re setting an extra place at the table or simply holding space in your heart for a voice you can’t hear today, please know that your memories are a sacred bridge. 🤎

Easter is often celebrated as a season of renewal and togetherness, but for many, the "newness" of spring only highlights the permanence of a loss.

If the day feels a little quieter or the celebrations a little heavier, be gentle with yourself. There is no right way to navigate a holiday when a piece of the puzzle is missing.

May you find small pockets of peace amidst the nostalgia, and may the beauty of the season offer even a sliver of hope to carry you through.

You are not alone in your remembering.

04/05/2026

Easter is often spoken about as a time of hope, renewal, and new beginnings.

But when you’re grieving, those words can feel distant, almost like they belong to someone else’s life, and not yours.

The world starts to look a little brighter this time of year. The days stretch out a bit longer and people begin talking about fresh starts and moving forward. And inside, you may be thinking, “how am I supposed to feel any of that when someone I love is missing from it all?”

Here’s the thing…grief doesn’t follow the seasons.

It doesn’t ease just because spring has arrived. In some ways, days like Easter can make the absence feel even worse. Because you remember what these days used to look like. The traditions, the meals, the way their presence filled the room in ways you didn’t fully notice until it was gone.

Now there’s a space where they used to be, and it can feel heavier than ever, even in a season that’s supposed to feel light.

You might find yourself going through the motions, sitting at the table, hearing laughter around you, and yet feeling like you’re somewhere else entirely. Or maybe you’ve stepped away from it this year because it just feels like too much.

Either way, there’s no right or wrong way to move through a day like this. Easter, like every meaningful day after loss, changes. It becomes something different than it once was, a day where joy and sorrow can exist side by side, where memories can bring both comfort and pain in the very same moment.

You might smile at something and then feel the weight of their absence just seconds later. And that doesn’t mean you’re doing anything wrong. It means you’re carrying love. And love doesn’t disappear just because someone’s gone. It finds new places to live in the way you still think of them without even trying.

It’s still there…even when everything else feels different.

So if Easter feels heavy this year, if it doesn’t look or feel the way it used to, if you’re just trying to make it through the day, that’s enough. You don’t have to force yourself to feel hopeful. You don’t have to celebrate in ways that no longer feel right.

You’re allowed to take this day as it comes, one moment at a time, honoring both what was and what is.

And if you can, maybe find one small way to feel close to them. Not as a way of letting go, but as a way of holding on in a way that fits who you are now.

Because even here in the middle of grief…love still exists.

Gary Sturgis
Author: ‘SURVIVING GRIEF – 365 Days A Year

04/04/2026

Let this month be a gentle reminder that surviving, in all its forms, is an act of living.

Each step forward is an achievement, no matter how small it may seem. 💛🌷

04/03/2026

Good Friday is one of the most solemn days in the Christian calendar because it centers on the suffering and death of Jesus Christ. It is not a celebration in the traditional sense—it is a day that intentionally invites us to sit with grief, loss, injustice, and silence.

The Grief Within Good Friday
Good Friday holds a unique kind of grief. It is layered:
Personal grief — the sorrow of loss, betrayal, and abandonment reflected in the story.
Collective grief — a community witnessing suffering together.
Sacred grief — mourning something deeply meaningful, even divine.
The narrative itself is heavy: a beloved figure is betrayed, unjustly condemned, and suffers publicly. There is no immediate resolution. No quick relief. Just silence, darkness, and the weight of what has happened.
And that is precisely why it matters.

Why Good Friday Matters for Our Own Grief
In a world that often rushes healing and avoids discomfort, Good Friday stands as a counterpoint. It reminds us:
1. Grief is not something to skip over
There is no shortcut from pain to peace. The story does not jump straight to hope—it lingers in loss. That validates our own experiences when life feels unresolved or heavy.
2. Grief deserves to be witnessed
Good Friday is communal. People gather, reflect, and remember together. This reflects a deep human truth: grief becomes more bearable when it is shared, acknowledged, and not hidden.
3. Grief is part of transformation
Without Good Friday, there is no Easter. The process of grief—though painful—is often where meaning, growth, and eventual renewal begin. Avoiding it can stall healing; allowing it can shape us.
4. Silence and stillness have value
Good Friday invites pause. No fixing. No explaining away the pain. Just being present with it. That kind of stillness is rare—and deeply necessary.

A Gentle Reflection
Good Friday doesn’t just tell a story from the past; it gives permission in the present:
To feel deeply without rushing to “be okay”
To acknowledge loss without needing immediate answers
To understand that grief is not weakness, but a reflection of love
In many ways, it teaches that grief is not the opposite of hope—it is often the path that leads us there.

04/03/2026

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04/03/2026

A Poem for Good Friday:

Until all sad things
Come “untrue”,
We weep and mourn
And wait for you.

We know you wept
Outside a tomb
Of a friend who meant
So much to you.

We know you touched
The outcasts with your
Healing hands and words.
You helped loners feel seen
For the first time
And the lowly to feel heard.

We know you rode
Upon a donkey
To the cheers of a fickle crowd
Who would turn on you
just as quickly
And condemn you with jeers
Just as loud.

We know you felt
The weight of your cup
As you prayed and pleaded with the Father
When no one else was up.

We know you felt
Betrayed by one
who was
Supposed to be a friend,
Who dipped the bread
In the wine, sat with you to dine
And still chose darkness in the end.

We know you heard
The voice of one
you accepted
Deny you three times in one night,
As the rest of your flock,
Out of fear and distress
Scattered and disappeared from sight.

We know you felt
Abandoned and alone
As you bore the weight
Of the world on a wooden cross,
And bore the pain
Of the peoples’ insults
And yet for them,
still paid the cost.

We know you felt
The deep despair
Of crying out in the darkness
And not finding an answer there.

You are a man of sorrows,
A suffering servant
A Savior deeply familiar
with wounds
And tombs.

But we know in our hearts that
Sunday comes.
You rise so that
hope does too.
And so we know
Our pain and fear and grief
Is always safe with you.

Through every kind
of day we face,
We can lean on your sufficient grace.
Through the darkest valleys
And the moments that feel
The most impossible to face.

But on this day especially
We think of what you gave
When you took our sins upon yourself
To the darkness of the grave
To fulfill your mission
To seek and to save
And secure for our souls
The forever homecoming
we so desperately crave.

As we carry the tension
Of present pain
And hope for eternal homes,
We find comfort
In your arms and know
We never walk alone.

So as we sit in the
Fear of a dark Friday
And stand in the loneliness of
A silent Saturday,
We can know you are with us
And walking beside us
Every step to Sunday.

So, until all sad things
Come “untrue”,
We weep and mourn
And wait for you.

-Liz Newman

04/03/2026

What a day to be alive in this chaotic world.

Throw compliments around today, give gifts from the heart if you can. Help strangers, donate.

It is a day to celebrate the ripple effect of goodness (if you ask me).

Give today to the power of doing good and see what happens. I promise you, it will be wonderful.

04/03/2026

Grief can be deceiving. It shifts, changes, and often looks different from one day to the next.

Grief is unpredictable and there will be days when it's confusing. Especially when you find yourself laughing while watching a comedy one minute but then sobbing the next.

And the truth is, the people standing on the edge of your grief looking from the outside in, sometimes struggle to truly understand what you are feeling or the reality of just how complicated living life with grief can be. There is a lot of assumption when it comes to grief and society can easily get it all wrong.

There's a tendency to assume all is okay and the griever is better if they are functioning and getting back to life. If someone smiling or laughing all must be good in their world. If they are out to dinner, at a concert, or attending a party they must be all better and they have moved on. If they are working, cleaning, grocery shopping, paying bills, taking care of kids, and mowing the lawn, life must be back to normal and thank GOD they are back to their old selves.

But that's not how grief works and as sad as it is, how one appears on the outside doesn't always align with what's really going on inside. Life doesn't stop when loss collides with it and the world keeps spinning at a fast pace. It's challenging for grievers to jump back into the chaos and keep up yet the demands of life rarely slow down and wait. People are often required to go back to work sooner than they want. Bills need to be paid. Kids need to be fed. Eventually the house needs to be cleaned.

And there really isn't much of a choice. It isn't easy to get up some days and meet the demands of what can feel like unrealistic expectations after a devastating loss. With that being said, there is choice when it comes to grieving.

You can choose how you carry your grief. With time you can choose to move forward and find purpose in your life again. It IS ok to laugh and smile without guilt. It IS ok to get out and have a little fun. And regardless of what others think, that doesn't mean your grief is gone. It means you're human and choosing to live. Hugs. Michele