For Steven Garver, life has come full circle.  Two years ago Garver found himself back at the kitchen table with a sketch pad and colored pencils, something he had not done since he was in…

Adapted from a recent online discussion. Dear Carolyn: It was the 15th anniversary of my dad’s death recently. I know it should have been a day marked by profound grief, but instead the primary feeling…

Our country has changed so much since the ‘60s. When tragedy struck our nation with the assassinations of President Kennedy, Bobby Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr., we mourned as a nation. Our grief and…

A grief share session on “Surviving the holidays,” is planned for 4:30 p.m. Nov. 3 at Iola’s First Baptist Church, 801 N. Cottonwood St. The event is geared for those experiencing anxiety or dread about…

Growing older has its benefits! We get to wake up when we want and load the grandkids up with chocolate and send them home. However, as we all grow older our losses in life seem…