The holiday season can be a difficult time for people who have lost a loved one. Sharing memories and spending time with friends and family during the season can often remind us of our loss. Christmas music, holiday parties, and festive decorations that were meant to bring joy can serve as painful reminders of the ones we have lost. Particularly in the first year, many bereaved are left with having to develop new holiday rituals and traditions. Though grieving can be very com

Theologian Martin Luther believed that a person’s vocation was more than just his/her job. He believed that vocation included the God-given gifts and talents that all of us possess. Even though not everyone on a hospice team may believe in God in quite the same way, God uses all of us to fulfill a far greater purpose. No one person has all the gifts needed to care for others, but together we have all the gifts. Each of us is called, and has been formed through education and e