Chaff is the dry protective casing on grains. Separating the wheat from the chaff means to separate what is useful or valuable from what is worthless. Sometimes we need to do exactly that when dealing with grief and those who are grieving. It can be hard to know how to support a grieving relative, friend or co-worker. You may be afraid of saying the wrong thing, so you say nothing at all, which leaves the bereaved person feeling uncared for and isolated. It is also hard for

When someone we care about dies you might see life in black and white for a while. The color goes out of our lives in times of loss. For most people it comes back eventually. Don't despair you will see the full spectrum of colors in time. Almost a week has gone by since I was sitting in a Lutheran church in the rainy Pacific NW waiting for a funeral service to start. I looked around me and in the crowd saw the faces of so many former colleagues from KOMO TV. Some I had not

I woke up this morning anticipating that it might be a bit sad for me because it is my son's birthday and he is not here. He hasn't been here meaning on earth in body for quite a number of years now. Yes, I still miss him and yes, his birthday is always a little difficult. Anyway, I grabbed my cell phone out of habit. I always check to make sure there aren't any messages from my children. Well, one message caught my eye. It was from one of my best friends who lives in NC. I