A new perspective
When Grace Lifts Us
A different view through every window, and a little grace waiting beyond each one.
Life does not always unfold as we imagined. Sometimes the changes arrive gradually; sometimes everything familiar seems to change overnight.
These windows offer different views into the experiences that reshape our lives. Look through the one that speaks to your circumstances. There is no required order, no expectation to feel differently, and no need to have all the answers before beginning.
When life changes, another view may still be waiting.
Ten windows of grace
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The Life I Used to Live
For changing health, physical limitations, and the loss of everyday freedoms, activities, abilities, and independence that once helped life feel like your own.
Awaiting its destination
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When Independence Changes
For giving up driving, needing help with errands or personal tasks, relying on transportation or schedules set by others, and adjusting to a new degree of dependence.
Awaiting its destination
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When Choice Becomes Limited
For the grief that can come when everyday decisions about meals, schedules, activities, travel, clothing, routines, or where and when you go are no longer entirely yours.
Awaiting its destination
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When the Family Changes
For empty nests, children growing up, grandchildren becoming less accessible, family relocation, blended-family adjustments, changing family roles, and families becoming more geographically or emotionally scattered.
Awaiting its destination
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When Promises Are Broken
For the grief of divorce, betrayal, abandonment, broken trust, and the collapse of commitments once believed to be lasting—for spouses and partners, and for children whose homes are breaking or broken.
Awaiting its destination
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When Roles Change
For the loss or alteration of meaningful roles such as caregiver, provider, homemaker, host, professional, helper, family organizer, or active grandparent.
Awaiting its destination
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When Work Changes or Ends
For retirement, involuntary career changes, disability-related work loss, reduced work capacity, or the loss of identity and purpose connected with meaningful work.
Awaiting its destination
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When Home Changes
For downsizing, leaving a longtime home, moving in with family, assisted living, relocation, or losing the ability to live where and how one once chose.
Awaiting its destination
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When Participation Changes
For no longer being able to participate as before in family outings, festivals, worship, travel, shopping, hobbies, gardening, community life, celebrations, and other meaningful activities.
Awaiting its destination
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When the Future Changes
For grieving plans, dreams, expectations, or experiences that may no longer happen as once imagined.
Awaiting its destination
A separate program
When Love Lives with Uncertainty
Grace Briefs for the person who loves someone living with a mental health condition. The ten windows above remain as they are.
Enter When Love Lives with UncertaintyYou are not alone in what has changed. A light has been left on here for what is being prepared.