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.
View ArticleLife 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...
View ArticleContemplative 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
View ArticleLife 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?...
View ArticleAnother 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...
View ArticlePrompt #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...
View ArticleBest 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
View ArticleSide 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...
View Article"...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...
View ArticlePopulation 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...
View ArticleChildren and Pink Flamingos
The children were presenting a skit at the church about salvation. They were using pink flamingos as
View ArticleLife'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...
View ArticleNovember 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...
View ArticleEarly Morning Light
~~~ “…whither thou goest , I will go ; and where thou lodgest , I will lodge : thy people shall be m
View Article"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:
View ArticleDanger 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...
View ArticleLet'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...
View ArticleThe 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...
View ArticleAT 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...
View Articlemissed 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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