Funerals the way I learned them 60 years ago
Second in a series on rituals at the time of death Funeral Liturgy in “Christian Worship: A Se
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Adult Fiction Haiku Review: When Mystical Creatures Attack!
Welcome my dears, to another haiku review with me, Mad Martha. Today I have a book for you that is bizarre, hilarious, tragic, poignant, silly and moving all at once. Well, I suppose not all at once....
View ArticleMemory Bears for Christmas
Each year, there is an increase in Memory Bear requests related to the Christmas season. It is the h
View ArticleA Meaningful View of Death
I have found the following article, “Buddhist Reflections on Death” by V.F. Gunaratna, t
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Loss.....When Your Heart Is Breaking
“Don’t grieve. Anything you lose comes round in another form.” Rumi I believe that. I’ve been witness to the magic of allowing yourself to believe. Many times over. In fact, those feathers and many...
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Love, light and hope #JusticeforLB
I’ve lost my blogging mojo at the mo, but I couldn’t let the sun set on this week without recording what an amazing week it has been. It started off with a trip to the big smoke on Monday to have an...
View ArticleRemembering Ian Paisley & Dreams Deferred
I suppose if you live long enough, almost nine decades, all is eventually forgiven. At least that
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Book Review: The Fault in Our Stars, by John Green
“It is the nature of stars to cross” Boy, do I have a feeling I’m going to provoke a lot of anger among the Nerdfighter community with this. All I ask is that you hear me out. I’ve read all of John...
View ArticleHow Do You Go On
When a spouse passes, esp. after many years of marriage, it seems inconceivable that there can be li
View ArticleA Special Bear
At first glance, a memory bear looks pretty much like any 22” stuffed teddy bear. The difference is;
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Life after Bobby: time passing
This weekend was/would have been Dad’s 67th birthday. I mentioned it to a few people on twitter and got a couple messages from people asking how I was and mentioning I’d not blogged lately, when I...
View ArticleOut from Under the Floor with an Excerpt from Paranormal-ish Novel "The Deer...
The weekly dispensation of chapters from THE DEER EFFECT continues! Below you’ll find Chapter
View ArticleWhat happens to village death rituals when people move to town?
My Family’s Ancestral Burial Gound The severely simple funeral ritual that I described in an e
View ArticleShut Up, Give The Man A Soda
I try not to drink as much diet soda anymore because I know it’s not good for me. But sometimes, especially towards the end of the work day, I get a craving for one. And as I dig for change in my bag,...
View ArticleMy Guilt Runneth Over
Escaping guilt when death occurs is difficult to do. Guilt can take on many forms and many reasons.
View ArticleDying On The Low Road
bs”d When I walked into Dad’s room at the nursing home, he was writhing in agony and moaning. He had succeeded in getting his hospital gown off, and was working on the rest of his attire–his...
View ArticleGrieving Is a Journey
“You need to snap out of it”…”You need to get on with your life”…”You shouldn’t still be crying,” ar
View ArticlePanel Urges Overhauling Health Care at End of Life - NYTimes.com
Panel Urges Overhauling Health Care at End of Life – NYTimes.com.
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Grandma's 85th Birthday Celebration
While I was in NY visiting family, I was very lucky to attend Grandma’s 85th birthday party. Dad, Lydia and I went to Grandma’s around 10 and Dad’s two sisters had everything pretty well set up. We...
View ArticleFinding Comfort in Scripture
There are scriptures that bring comfort to those who grieve. The shortest one and also the shortest
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