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I shared with you a few weeks ago about a virtual retreat. With permission, I am able to invite you to my session on the retreat. How to...

I was jolted awake by the phone on the bed side stand. Four o’clock am. The hospital voice on the other end gave me the details of a...

The oak casket was surrounded by flowers of yellow, gold, red and orange. Enormous copper-colored mums took up floor space and autumn...

I arrived at the nursing home; completed the appropriate documents at the nurse’s station. “Have a seat in the foyer and I’ll let the...

The hush filled the room. It wasn’t the normal quiet, void of distracting noises. This was the silence that demanded respect. This was...

My workout was complete, miles were logged, weight lifted was charted and sweat on my face and arms was being mopped by the white gym...

A peak into the Grief In Life workbook: Death has knocked me down and I can’t get up. The funeral is over. I’ve taken my bereavement days...

I was jolted out of a deep sleep at 3:00am. One ring, two rings, I rolled over, flipped on the light and answered the phone all before...

We sat on the edge of a hospital bed, witnessing the death of our dad; a bond was formed that will last a lifetime. Not everyone is...

I was walking through a street market the other day. At one of the vendor booths sat a lady on a stool. She didn’t notice the shoppers...

Grief hits you out of the blue. Seemingly from nowhere, a wave of grief washes over you. You have no choice but to ride the wave until it...

The death is a traumatic death. We know the death. It is the one that is unexpected and untimely. It is the one that rips a loved one...

“How do you do what you do?” I hear this often, as a funeral director. Grief is hard, it’s messy and it’s profound. I learn a lot from...