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Home |
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A Place of Light |
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Advisors & Consultants |
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There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it. -Edith Wharton |
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The Advisors for this site are: |
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Joni Woelfel: Besides being the author of the previously mentioned books, Joni's work has appeared in -
The National Catholic Reporter www.natcath.org,
Catholic Women’s Network www.catholicwomensnet.org,
Stauros www.stauros.org,
Living With Loss Magazine www.livingwithloss.com
Sacred Journey www.sacredjourney.org,
Faith @ Work www.FaithAtWork.com
Ministry and Liturgy www.rpinet.com/ml
The American Catholic www.taconline.orh
Gigal Publications www.gilgal.com
Grief Digest www.griefdigest.com
The Wabasso Standard - http://www.mnnews.com/newspapers/wabasso.html
Joni is included on the famous
Meniere's Patient Page @ www.menieresinfo.com |
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Joni recommends these compelling sites to anyone looking for support and encouragement.
Joni and her husband, Jerry work as a team in their On-Line ministry to survivors of suicide. Jerry is working toward a degree in psychology. |
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Deirdre Frye: Dee is a Registered Nurse, currently working in the Intensive Care unit of her local hospital. Having worked in the medical field all her life, Dee comes to us as an experienced, wise voice in care-giving. Originally from Welwyn Garden City, England and now living in Ohio with her husband, Gary (our site web master) Dee is gifted as a writer, enjoys arts and crafts, and is a grandmother of three. |
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Terry Krier: Terry lost his beloved son Mathias (Matt) to suicide September 29, l998 at the age of seventeen and joins us as a compassionate survivor and wise voice of experience. He works for an insurance company and along with his wife, Chris- a choir director- is active in his church. Terry teaches confirmation classes, is interested in contemplative prayer and enjoys golf. Terry and his lovely family are from Kansas. |
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Terry & Matt |
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Terry's children's names are: Hannah, Rachel, Mary, Martha and Caleb. His grandchildren are Hailee and Kayla. |
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Sharon Allard: Sharon is an honorary facilitator here who passed away March 22, 2002. She was an ICU nurse, writer and an invaluable help to us on our other site. She remains in our hearts, her legacy a constant source of inspiration. |
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Site Consultant: |
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Adolfo Quezada: Adolfo is a certified professional counselor in private practice. He holds Master’s degrees in journalism and counseling and is the author of numerous books on spirituality including Loving Yourself for God’s Sake, Heart Peace and Rising Through the Ashes (Resurrection Press.) Adolfo also writes a column, Desert Spirit and lives in the Arizona desert, where he is working on several new books. |
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"Sadness is not the same as depression. Depression is the inability to experience joy, as well as sadness. Sadness is a healthy and necessary emotion. It helps us adjust to significant loss. As our energy and enthusiasm for life's activities drop, this introspective withdrawal gives us the opportunity to mourn a loss or frustrated hope, and to understand its consequences in our life. The stronger our longing for what was lost, the more intense and uninhibited will be our weeping. It is in this release that our sadness turns into a relieving and healing experience. Sadness is not the opposite of happiness. It is one of the myriad ways in which we respond from our whole self to what life brings. It is a path toward healing life's hurts. Let the anguish in your heart be heard." -Adolfo Quezada, Desert Spirit column 4-2002 |
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Special Friends of this Site |
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Dr. Robert R. Thompson, M.D: Dr. Thompson has been a rural physician for thirty years. With additional training in psychiatry, he has helped many families deal with the death of loved ones. The death of his own son at age eighteen gave him a renewed sensitivity and perspective that no amount of training could duplicate. He has been a hospice consultant for a community hospital and a federal prison. Dr.Thompson and his wife, Martha, make their home in rural Minnesota. The title of his book, highly recommended by this site, is: Remembering: The Death of a Child. www.sugarloafpublishing.com |
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-"Denying sadness denies healing.
By letting your heart break, you let your heart heal." By Gail Massey, M.S. as quoted in Dr. Thompson's book.
-"Dr. Thompson's book is thought-provoking, illuminating, relevant and important." -Joni Woelfel |
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Last Edit - 3 / 6/ 07 |
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