Retreat – Mo-Ranch, Hunt, TX February 24-26
In the beautiful Texas Hill Country at Mo-Ranch
In the beautiful Texas Hill Country at Mo-Ranch
by Eric Markinson, Chaplain at CC Young Senior Living and
This Grief Story is written by Faith & Grief Facilitator,
You may have seen the recent interview with Stephen Colbert by Anderson Cooper on CNN. If you haven’t, I highly encourage you to do so. It is a frank and compassionate conversation about grief between two people who have been shaped by their loss. The fact that these two successful people who have both experienced significant loss were so open about sharing their experiences was striking.
Now that I am no longer in my 20’s, I have seen many stages of life, and I am quite sure I will remember this stage of my life, the end of my father’s life, as one of the most beautiful, dear and sweet times. I have had the opportunity to experience, reflect, and savor what Daddy has taught my children and myself throughout our lives, and how he has helped form us into the people, we are today. The two words that keep coming to my mind are family and community.