Joy is a net of love by which you can catch souls. ~Mother Teresa Melanie Hack Author of Who Killed My Sister, My friend Read an excerpt now TV Shows and Clips about the Death of Cindy James

A mother sits at the window, sipping tea, and contemplating her younger daughter’s upcoming birthday near the beginning of April. Springtime—a time of renewal, a time of perennial rebirth. She knows this should be a joyous time. But instead there is a pang of fear in this mother’s heart. All too soon…at the end of […]

I’ve learned: That just one person saying to me, ‘You’ve made my day!’ makes my day. That I can always pray for someone when I don’t have the strength to help him in some other way. That sometimes all a person needs is a hand to hold and a heart to understand. That simple walks […]

Yesterday when I was packing and sorting, I came across the following poem written by my mother: I listened to the waters moan And watched the gull and flighty cloud Above Atlantic sky, and knew the strength Of nature’s breath and shouted loud A message “I love you” to the winds To bring to you. […]

“Time marches on and one has no choice but to march with it.” Melanie Hack Author of Who Killed My Sister, My friend Read an excerpt now TV Shows and Clips about the Death of Cindy James

Let me explain how grieving is like an initiation into insight—if you can become aware of what is happening, you can be awakened to a greater understanding of life (you can have an insight into the truth of life). Yes, death is a stepping-stone in our journey of awareness—an opportunity for insight. We contemplate the […]

Their marriage was good, their dreams focused. Their best friends lived barely a wave away. I can see them now, Dad in trousers, tee shirt and a hat and Mom in a house dress; lawn mower in his hand, and a dish-towel in hers. It was the time for fixing things: A curtain rod, the […]

Faith is the strength by which a shattered world shall emerge into the light. ~Helen Keller Melanie Hack Author of Who Killed My Sister, My friend Read an excerpt now TV Shows and Clips about the Death of Cindy James

“How is it that even 2 1/2 years after Henry’s death, the sound of his name brings me a smile and warms my heart? –Because he was a positive relationship in my life! “He was the sunshine to my soul. “He loved and cherished me…just as I did him. “And he left me with tons […]

Along with peace, love and hope, a dear friend in Hong Kong sent this beautiful guided meditation for survivors of suicide. “Each paragraph is a step in the meditation…an individual point for consideration. Read each step, and then stop and contemplate it. Look at things from that perspective. Let the feeling described fill your heart. […]