Mary J. Yerkes's Blog (4)

If you're in the Northern Virginia area, I invite you to join me on October 11, 2008, 10:30 am - noon, at Spiritual Care Support Ministries in Warrenton, Virgina for my session: Resolving Conflict in Times of Loss Due to Illness and Grief If you are living with loss due to illness and grief, chances are you are experiencing more conflict than most. During times of loss, increased conflict with your spouse and family members, coworkers, supervisor, and members of your faith community is… Continue

Writing to Heal the Soul: Transforming Grief and Loss through Writing
by Susan Zimmermann

One of the most poignantly bea… Continue

I just received an email from an editor I've worked with at Focus on the Family. A few weeks ago, I pitched an idea of doing a web module (five articles) on the topic of chronic illness for their website at www.family.org. They've recently redone their website and added a new section, Life Challenges. They would like to proceed with the module!

Please keep me covered in prayer as I move forward on this assignment. I've been struggling physically for several weeks now, and I've got two… Continue

I'm speaking on September, 23, 2007 in Warrenton, Virginia on "Transforming Pain into Purpose: One Day at a Time," and I'm looking for resources to recommend to those in attendance. I'm preparing a "Lifestyle Toolbox" for attendees and would love to add your resource to the list! If you have a book, ministry, video, or other resource you'd like to recommend, please contact me at myerkes@comcast.net .

I'm also looking for a few freebies to give to those in attendance. If you have a book… Continue