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Category Archives: Jake Colman
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 New Header Photo
This is the sunset that ended the day of the last round of golf I played with Jake. The Pete Dye course at the Westin Mission Hills in Palm Springs. Last November. We played until we couldn’t see the ball. Somewhere … Continue reading
Posted in Golf, Grief, Jake Colman, Jake's Spirit, Sadness
Tagged birdie, deathofason, golf, grievingparent, palmsprings, sunset
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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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Message from Manila
In August, we sold our 100 year-old Detroit Jewel gas cooking stove. My dad bought it at a swap meet in 1972 and not quite knowing what to do with it, gave it to me. When I got it, it … Continue reading
Posted in Coping, Food, Friends and Family, Healing, Jake Colman, Kindness, Support, Tragedy
Tagged baking, compassion, deathofason, family, friendship, Grief, isaiah, manila, prophets, stove, thanksgiving
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It’s Gonna Be a Tough Few Weeks
Well, here we go. Careening into the ‘holiday season’. For many people, this is a very difficult time of year under the best of circumstance; for someone who is grieving the loss of a child, it can be excruciating. That … Continue reading
Posted in Ceremony, Coping, Friends and Family, Grief, Jake Colman, Sadness
Tagged anniversary, chronic sorrow, dealingwithdeath, deathofachild, Grief, grieving parent, hanukkah, heartache, holidays, newyearseve, thanksgiving
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what to say when someone loses a child
This from another on grief’s lonely journey. All good things to keep in mind when talking to someone who has experienced the most dreadful thing that can ever happen to a parent.
Posted in Blog, Coping, Jake Colman, Other Media, Support
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Thanksgiving
Well, here it is. Thursday. Thanksgiving. One day before another 28th. Wouldn’t it have been ironic if … well, anyway. This year it feels like someone else’s holiday. Oh yes, I have much to be grateful for. I have a … Continue reading
Posted in Ceremony, Food, Friends and Family, Jake Colman, Memory
Tagged deathofason, family, friends, gratitude, grievingparents, hanukkah, latkes, Sorrow, thankful, thanksgiving
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Golfing With(out) Jake
Jake and I played golf throughout his life. We got him his first set of toy clubs when he was three or four. He would hockey the oversized ball around the yard until he had coaxed it into the big plastic “hole” … Continue reading
Posted in Golf, Healing, Honoring Jake, Jake Colman, Jake's Spirit, Memory, Progress
Tagged deathofachild, golf, grievingdad, grievingparent, hawaii, lossofason, mexico, palmsprings, petedye
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