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How Losing Someone Stays With You
Sharing a short article from another blog. Losing a child is a permanent thing. The loss is forever. The grief is forever. The sadness is forever. There is no getting ‘over’ it. We hear a lot about the “new normal”. … Continue reading
Posted in Coping, Grief, Honoring Jake, Jake Colman, Other Media
Tagged anniversary, bereavedparent, coping, deathofachild, deathofason, Grief
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Father Day’s Aftermath
I realized today that I have written exactly three installments of this blog since January 1. Oh, I have kept the blog alive by reposting other articles, other’s words. In my last post of March 23 I talked about how … Continue reading
Posted in Coping, Daily Ramblings, Grief, Honoring Jake, Jake Colman, Sadness
Tagged fathersday, greivingparents, Grief, grievingdad, lossofason, love, newnormal
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This is Why
Please take 55 seconds to watch this video produced by the students at Venice Arts that explains why you need to subscribe to their YouTube channel. It will only take a moment, and will benefit the program in so many ways. … Continue reading
Posted in Honoring Jake, Jake Colman, Photography, Support
Tagged greenscreen, helpinghand, mediaarts, producdtionspace, venicearts, youngfilmmakers, youtube
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You Can Make a Difference – Please Help
Readers of this blog will know that I volunteer at an organization called Venice Arts, helping young people express themselves through photography. Currently I mentor in an “Old School” photography class and teach black and white darkroom techniques to middle … Continue reading
Posted in Honoring Jake, Jake Colman, Photography, Support
Tagged filmmaking, photography, venicearts, youngartists, youtube
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Another Anniversary
Today is Jake’s Yahrzeit, the Memorial Anniversary of his death. The payment for having two birthdays, one in the “English” or Gregorian calendar and one in the Jewish calendar is that there are now two days on which to remember … Continue reading
Posted in Ceremony, Coping, Daily Ramblings, Grief, Honoring Jake, Jake Colman, Memory
Tagged anniversary, customs, deathofachild, Grief, grieving parent, holidays, kaddish, lossofason, memory, newyears, Sadness, yahrzeit
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One Year On
These are some of the messages I received over the past few days from friends and family remembering Jake and that dreadful day one year ago. • • • Exactly one year ago today, I was walking into my house … Continue reading
Posted in Friends and Family, Friends Write, Grief, Honoring Jake, Jake Colman, Support
Tagged friendship, memory, one year ago, Sadness
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Lessons of the Year
December 28, 2014 – 10:15 AM As we mark the one year ‘anniversary’ of Jake’s death, I find myself reflecting on the past twelve months, and what, if anything, I have learned. There have been many lessons, both painful and enlightening. It … Continue reading
Posted in Coping, Friends and Family, Grief, Honoring Jake, Jake Colman, Jake's Spirit, Kindness, Memory, Observations, Progress
Tagged deathofason, friendship, Grief, grieving parents, Loss, loyalty, memory, Mourning, progress, time, Tragedy, years
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A Darkened Hanukkah
Hanukkah. The Festival of Lights. The holiday commemorates the rededication of the ancient Temple in Jerusalem around 165 BCE. The Romans had sacked and looted the temple, and a band of Jewish guerrillas lead by Judah Maccabee prevailed over the … Continue reading
Posted in Ceremony, Food, Friends and Family, Honoring Jake, Jake Colman, Jake's Spirit
Tagged candles, dreidel, hanukkah, holidays, latkes, light, menorah
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The Unveiling
I was going to write a long descriptive post about Jake’s unveiling on Sunday. I can only say that no parent should have to look on something like this: We had our closest friends and family surrounding us. Jake’s spirit … Continue reading
Posted in Ceremony, Friends and Family, Grief, Honoring Jake, Jake Colman, Jake's Spirit, Sadness, Support
Tagged deathofason, Grief, grievingparent, headstone, Tragedy, unveiling
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Light a Candle
The Compassionate Friends/USA Please join us this Sunday, December 14 for the Worldwide Candle Lighting in memory of all children gone too soon. For full information including services around the globe, visit: https://www.compassionatefriends.org/WCL…/2014_services.aspx. If there is not a service near you, … Continue reading
Posted in Ceremony, Friends and Family, Grief, Honoring Jake, Jake Colman, Jake's Spirit, Memory, Support
Tagged Candlelighting, children, compassion, deathofachild, grieving parent, kindness, love, parents, solitude
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