by John Thurman | Dec 10, 2019 | Christmas, Grief, Holiday Depression, Resilience
Me prepping the chocolate. For those of us who’ve lost a parent or family member, particularly around the holidays, this time of year can have some rough patches as we remember our loved ones. In December of 2015, I received the call from my sister that my mom Mary...
by John Thurman | Aug 14, 2019 | #ElPasoStrong, El Paso Shooting, Grief, Mass Shootings, Post Traumatic Growth
(c) 2019 John Thurman El Paso Memorial, Tuesday Recently America experiences a weekend was filled with horror, death, fear, anxiety, panic, and dread as news spread of the El Paso shootings and the second shock of the shootings in Dayton. Even as this tragic news was...
by John Thurman | Jan 21, 2019 | Faith, Grief, integrity
Funerals are mandatory, weddings are optional.Mayor Rudy Giuliani, Leadership, 2005 Jerry Evans, a man who was admired by so many for his love of life, his expertise in business and ministry, his passion for encouraging those in ministry and for sharing the Gospel,...
by John Thurman | Jun 15, 2017 | Grief, Resilient Faith-Based Living
This will be the first Father’s Day that we will not be able to talk. He left this earth just a few weeks after my momma passed away. My Dad, J.H. (Howdy) Thurman died on January 11, 2017. Being the first born to my family, Dad and I had a long, rewarding...
by John Thurman | Jan 31, 2017 | Grief, Resilient Faith-Based Living, True Success
Photo (c) 2015 Danny Gilleland Dad and I This will be an intermittent series in that I will occasionally post on the process I am experiencing to help some of you work through your losses as we journey down this path together.Reflections on the loss...
by John Thurman | Dec 22, 2016 | Christmas, Christmas Stress, Grief, Holiday Depression, Holiday Stress, Uncategorized
My First Christmas without my Mama by John Thurman This Christmas will mark a first for me. It will be a bittersweet one because my mama went to be with the Lord on December 3, 2016. Her death was not a shock or a surprise. For the past several years she fought off...
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