| January
21, 2008 |
Now that the Holidays
are over, what can we do to meet the new challenges the New Year brings
in our life? Denton area counselor Christen Clower, PhD will facilitate
this discussion. |
| February 18, 2008 |
Bereaved
Parents of North Texas invites you to join us on Monday, February
18 at 7:00pm as we host Alan Pedersen and he presents the Celebrate
The Children tour.
Alan is a
singer/songwriter/bereaved parent whose daughter, Ashley was killed
in a car crash in August 2001. He has chosen to honor her life and
her memory by speaking and singing for various bereavement groups
all over the country. You can visit his website at www.everashleymusic.com.
This past
year he performed for the Bereaved Parents National Gathering in
Chicago, The Compassionate Friends National Conference in Oklahoma
City and various other bereavement groups. |
| March 17, 2008 |
“Butterfly Gardening”
which will be presented by Dale Brannum, an area horticulturist, will
present ideas for attracting butterflies to a home garden. |
| April 21, 2008 |
Tracey Horner will present
scrapbooking. Bring photos of your child with you so you too can create
a page to add to our chapter’s scrapbook that is on display
at each meeting and also shared at the National Gathering each year.
Tracey will bring supplies that will be used to create your page.
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| May 19, 2008 |
“How to Integrate a Deceased
Child’s Belongings into a Family’s New Life”, we
will view a video and have group discussion led by Frank Ferry. |
| June 16, 2008 |
“Vacationing After the
Death of a Child”, many times we find after our children’s
death it is hard to carry on and try to lead a “normal”
life again. This discussion will be led by Shirley Ottman who will
share her experiences of vacationing after the death of her daughter,
Teri. |
| July 21, 2008 |
Join us as those who attended
the National Gathering in St. Louis will share what they learned. |
| August 18, 2008 |
“Memories and Mementos”
We all have our memories/mementos whether it be something that belonged
to our child or a picture that reminds us of something we did with
our child or something they had done or just something that makes
us think of our child no matter how old they were when they died.
Bring a picture, memento or something belonging to your child/grandchild/sibling
and share the story with the group. |
| September 15, 2008 |
Our North Texas Chapter, Annual
Balloon Release, join us as we write messages to our child and attach
it to our balloon to then release as a group out in the courtyard
at the church. |
| October 20, 2008 |
Pat Colonna will present a
program on how yoga can be a useful stress reducer for grieving people. |
| November 17, 2008 |
“Getting Through the
Holidays”, an open discussion in regards to how others have
dealt with the holidays without their child. If you are early on in
your grief this is a great time to hear ideas that helped others who
have traveled down this road. |
| December 14, 2008 |
“Annual Candle Lighting
in Memory of Our Children”, bring a picture to display and a
refreshment to share. |
| December 15, 2008 |
“What’s on Your
Mind Tonight?”, general discussion for those in need of someone
to talk to as the holidays approach. |
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