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Too Beautiful for Earth

I read this quote right after my son passed away and I have loved it ever since. I hope that it will bring comfort to others who have lost a baby too.

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Life and Death in Nursing Home Ministry

One of the residents I minister to at a local nursing home died this last Thursday. He leaves behind his wife of 68 years, another one of the residents at the nursing home. Though weak and frail, he...

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Contemplative Psychotherapy and personal coaching available now in Tucson, AZ!!!

Hello fellow travelers! I have recently opened up my own personal practice in Tucson! My site has be

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Life after Bobby: Life Journeys

Today it’s two years since my Dad died, a marker of sorts, just another day, and an anniversary all at once. I’m never quite sure how to mark anniversaries, does your death day deserve a celebration?...

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Another Visit Today

Today it is time for another nursing home visit. It’s funny, I read my post yesterday about Oil, Meet Water and I noticed how intensely negative it was. It seems the memories I have of my marriage are...

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Prompt #81 "Instruction Manual for the Dead"

For this prompt I either want you to invent your own mythology surrounding the afterlife (you can combine and utilize existing philosophies to create an original perspective) or to elaborate on...

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Best Sleeping Techniques for Soul Travel ~ Harold Klemp ~ The Spiritual...

Harold Klemp ~ eckankar.org Best Sleeping Techniques for Soul Travel  There are three main steps to

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Side Effects May Vary

Side Effects May Vary By: Julie Murphy   Perspective: A 16 year old with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL). Overall impressions: This book is not about having cancer. It’s not about what the cancer...

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"...Death of an easy sort..."

Japanese Maple by Clive James Your death, near now, is of an easy sort. So slow a fading out brings no real pain. Breath growing short Is just uncomfortable. You feel the drain Of energy, but thought...

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Population reduction white paper argues that the killing of 2 billion people...

Natural News by J. D. Heyes November 17, 2014 (NaturalNews) In the modern era, uber-left wing academics who view environmentalism as a religion and take on blind faith that the world is being destroyed...

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Children and Pink Flamingos

The children were presenting a skit at the church about salvation. They were using pink flamingos as

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Life's End: Who Decides?

Good Monday, Well, it could be warmer, but still it’s a good day. Monday gets a bad rap, but I’ve never found it to be any more challenging than any other day of the week. Deer hunting season is...

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November 17, 2014 Caitlin Doughty, Author of 'Smoke Gets in Your Eyes &...

Caitlin Doughty had a degree in Medieval History.  What do you do with that?  Why, go into mortuary work, of course.  At the age of 23 Caitlin found her first job working in a mortuary.  Finding she...

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Early Morning Light

~~~ “…whither thou goest , I will go ; and where thou lodgest , I will lodge : thy people shall be m

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"Adjusting to Life After Loss, Coping with the Death of a Loved One and...

Please watch the book trailer for my latest book on grief and how to heal. Click below for more details:

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Danger Zone in End-of-Life Talk

A suicide pill for everyone over 85? Not the wisest plan to suggest right now. But it is, in fact, a possibility put forth by Joyce Appleby, Professor Emerita of History at the University of...

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Let's Talk About Death

A new report called Dying in America: Improving Quality and Honoring Individual Preferences Near the End of Life was issued in September by the Institute of Medicine, the health arm of the National...

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The diagnosis is simply the wedding; what you do with it is the marriage

The moment when a diagnosis comes is different for everyone. And, as hard as it is to believe, it’s better than limping along without a diagnosis. Whether it’s for you, your child, or another loved...

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AT LIFE'S ENDINGS

  I came down here to Florida to visit with my Mom. I wish I could show you many photos of my Mom, but even the pictures wouldn’t say it all, so I won’t post any right now.  Maybe later.   Just picture...

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missed it by this much

wednesday We missed the 6 feet of snow by 6 miles (btw, did anyone get the title’s reference to ‘Get Smart’?).  Lake effect snow has very sharp boundaries, and my neighborhood located in the center of...

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