Thursday, June 7, 2018 Service
"Wake at dawn with a winged heart and give thanks for another day of loving."
— Kahlil Gibran

The Moment I Knew Gratitude Is the Answer to Every Question

The Moment I Knew Gratitude Is the Answer to Every Question
A month before her husband died, Kristin Meekhof drove her husband to cancer treatment as usual. It was a month after his diagnosis. While it was painful for her husband, it was also difficult for her. She tried to put on a brave face and hide her tears, but the sight of a sick child made her lose it. She ran to the bathroom to cry. The floodgates opened and she felt as if her "heart was literally breaking open." What her husband said to her next was the moment she knew gratitude is the answer to every question. This heartrending story ends on a helpful and hopeful note about loss and grief. "I am here to share with you that healing is possible. It happens in small micro-moments, but those moments add up," Meekhof offers. Read on for more.

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