Good Grief Group- Children and Youth

02/23/2026

Some absences are louder than words. 🤍🌅 Even when someone is no longer physically beside us, their presence lingers in the quiet spaces of our days. Like a soft echo carried by the wind, their memory stays close — steady, familiar, and deeply loved.

Sitting side by side, watching the sun sink beyond the trees, it’s easy to feel that ache. 🐻🫏 The kind that comes from missing a voice that once filled the silence, a laugh that once brightened ordinary moments. 🌤️

It’s not just the big memories we miss. It’s the little things — the way they said your name, the tiny habits no one else noticed, the simple comfort of knowing they were there. 💛

Grief has a quiet way of reminding us how meaningful someone was. To miss someone so deeply is proof that they mattered — that they left fingerprints on your heart. 🍂✨

Even though they are no longer here in the way they once were, they live on in your thoughts, in your stories, in the love that never fades. 🌿

And on days when the missing feels especially heavy, remember this: love doesn’t end. It changes form. It becomes memory, gratitude, and a soft warmth that stays with you always. 🤍🌅

I miss you. And I carry you with me. Always. 🌟 -

www.stephysplace.org

02/20/2026

🌿🦁 Join us for a WILDly special night with a meaningful purpose! 💚

The Wild About You Daddy Daughter Dance isn’t just a fun jungle-themed evening of dancing and memories — it also supports the Good Grief Program, helping provide support, comfort, and resources to families walking through grief. 🌴✨

When you attend, you’re not only making sweet memories with your girl. You’re also making a difference in the lives of others. 🐾💛

Come dance, celebrate, and support a beautiful cause!

🌿🦁 SAVE THE DATE! 🦒🌸

Calling all cool dads and their wild-at-heart daughters… it’s time for a night of adventure! 🌙✨

Get ready to swing into the jungle for our Wild About You Daddy Daughter Dance! 🌴🐒💃

🗓 Save the Date: April 25, 2026
📍 Location: Lamar Community Building
⏰ Time: 5:30-8:00

Put on your safari best (or jungle glam!) and join us for a night filled with dancing, laughter, sweet treats, and memories that will last forever. 💚🌺

Mark your calendars — it’s going to be a ROAR-some night you won’t want to miss! 🐯🎶

More details coming soon… 🐾✨

02/20/2026

02/10/2026

Sending a huge thank you to the amazing BBB ladies for their incredibly generous donation! Your support is truly making a difference in so many young lives. Because of you, we can help even more youth navigate their grief journey with the support they need. It's inspiring to see such kindness in action. This will allow us to expand our reach and provide vital resources. We're so grateful for your partnership!

Lamar Area Hospice’s Children’s Good Grief program and SECCI (Southeast Colorado Cancer Initiative) were the recipients of donations from the 2025 BBB (Beers and Brats for Bo***es) fund…

02/06/2026

The next set of online Caring for Grieving Kids workshops are coming up on Tuesday, Feb. 17 and Saturday, Feb. 21!

This workshop is a fantastic opportunity to virtually connect with our grief counselors and learn more about how to help a child in your life navigate their grief. Make sure to reserve your spot today, register at https://judishouse.org/workshop-registration/

02/02/2026

Huge congratulations to our Children's Good Grief Program Director, Roni Vallejos on being named Citizen of the Year! Your heart, dedication, and tireless work supporting children and families through the grief of losing a loved one has made a lasting difference in so many lives. Creating the Good Grief Program has given hope, healing, and safe space to those who need it most.

This honor is so well deserved, and we are incredibly proud of you and the compassion you bring to our community every day. 💚

12/30/2025

See you today, grief group friends!

11/20/2025

Great tips to help all of us become supporters of children's grief. Thank you, Kasey Griffin, CCLS.

In recognition of Children’s Grief Awareness Day, Kasey Griffin, MS, CCLS, a Child Life Specialist at Care Dimensions, wrote a Voices of Care blog reflection exploring the origin and purpose of Children’s Grief Awareness Month—why it matters to millions of young people and the adults who support them, and how we can better care for grieving children in our lives.

At Care Dimensions, our child life specialists offer compassionate, age-appropriate guidance to help children and teens understand loss, express their emotions, and build healthy coping skills. They also support families by explaining what children may be experiencing and providing tools to foster healing.

Read Kasey’s full reflection: bit.ly/ChildrensGrief2025

Learn more about our programs and resources: CareDimensions.org/Children

11/19/2025

11/03/2025

What a beautiful reading about our grief.

10/18/2025

“When someone you love dies...
It changes your life forever.
It's not something you, “get over."
The loss now becomes a part of who you are.”
www.stephysplace.org 🦋

10/16/2025

Empathy says I see you. It says I do not know your path, but I can tell it’s been tough. Empathy is creating space for someone else’s challenges in a way that leaves them feeling safe and warm and cared for. Empathy says we are of the same family, the human family, and your pain and your comfort matter.

Let me hold the door for you.
Let me carry your bags.
Sit here and rest a while.
Please, go in front of me.
Let me get you something to drink.
We don’t have to speak.
I don’t need to know your story.
I know you are human and that is enough.

Empathy says, after all your hardship let me lighten your load in some small way. May you never feel alone. We are a human family.