Leonard Memorial Home

11/22/2025

03/02/2021

Barbara Robertson Service

04/16/2020

We are here with you during this challenging time. Please reach out if there is anything we can help you with.

04/16/2019

"I waited for dawn, but only because I had forgotten how hard mornings were. For a second I'd be normal. Then came the dim awareness of something off, out of place. Then the truth came crashing down and that was it for the rest of the day. Sunlight was reproof. Shouldn't I feel better than I had in the dead of night."

- Francine Prose, Goldengrove

When you least expect it, there will be a morning when you wake up and forget about your loss. Try not to feel guilty, for it is a sign of progress. While it may not happen again for a long time, waking up without sadness will eventually be the norm.

04/11/2019

"In any given moment we have two options: to step forward into growth or to step back into safety." - Abraham Maslow

Find the courage today to do something you would not ordinarily do. What that looks like is different for everyone, but the act of taking a risk will empower you.

04/10/2019

"There's a loneliness that only exists in one's mind. The loneliest moment in someone's life is when they are watching their whole world fall apart, and all they can do is stare blankly." - F. Scott Fitzgerald

When was the last time you spoke to a stranger? Hold the door for someone with a baby carriage; help someone who is struggling to carry bags to ease his/her burden; compliment someone on his/her outfit. You must make the effort to connect with others even in small ways throughout the day.

03/05/2019

"Youth offers the promise of happiness, but life offers the realities of grief."
- Nicholas Sparks, The Rescue

No matter your age or your background, the process of grief is the last step in truly growing up. Your life before loss was one of a kind of childlike innocence compared to the life you have now.

However, it is not without hope or value. The love and understanding you can bring to others has a depth and intensity unlike any other. Your appreciation for life and its joys makes you a richer, stronger person.

This does not happen overnight. This depth of character builds in conjunction with your grief process. It is the phoenix rising from the pain of loss. Use this gift to enhance the lives of those around you.