Welcome to Bridge To Healing -- Connecting Heart to Soul
Losing someone you love is never
an easy road to travel. Having that
loss be your child adds unimaginable dimensions to the pain. The denial and
incomprehension of such an unnatural event can sweep you off your feet,
carrying you out into a deep, dark ocean with no raft, no lifeboat, no
life vest...then as the waves of grief force you underwater and you
gasp for breath, all you can scream is "WHY?"
When my J.T.
passed on March 30, 2007, I was thrown into "the pit" of grief. It
was difficult to navigate and impossible to climb out on my own. I
used all my resources to help machete my way through the wilderness in
which I was trapped.

We were so very blessed to have a
support system which held us up when we physically were not able to do
so on our own. It is through this support and love that something amazing happened.
I realized there were two ways I could traverse this wilderness. One
was to wander aimlessly, feeling
trapped, used, abandoned, victimized and broken. The other was
to open my heart to the pain and grief, like lancing an abscess to
clear the infection. I felt my heart was certainly infected --
infected with a terminal condition from which I knew there was no
cure.
Through this
vulnerability, though, I
discovered two very important aspects of myself. The first one was a
call to help other parents who are also traveling this harsh road.
The second aspect was a tremendous gift from God, unlike any other I
could have ever imagined...the ability to hear my son on the other side!
These two paths each offer
so much healing for me, as well as the chance to be of service to others
grieving. Since there are so many aspects to life and death, I have a
unique opportunity to teach others about LIFE on the other side, and about
living life here, which is absolutely the reason we are here in the first place!
Feel free to explore each link on this website and follow where your
heart leads you. There IS support for you right now. You only
need to ask for it and it will come.