Today’s guest post is from Lisa Colón DeLay, who describers herself as “CREATIVE, NINJITSU INTERVIEW PRACTITIONER, IMPROMPTU HUMORIST, DISPENSER OF FREE SAVVY, SPIRITUAL FORMATION PROVOCATEUR.” You can stalk her on Facebook, follower her on Twitter and visit her blog. But, be forewarned, if you attempt any form of stalkery, her Ninja skills will find you […]
Today’s guest post is from bereaved parent Joy Bennett. ***** I’ve always pictured time as a line, with me an unchanging dot moving from moment to moment from birth on one end to death at the other. I have an almost visceral reaction to thinking of time, and myself within it, like this. In this model, I […]
It seems there’s two poles in the livings reaction to death: the one pole is where people almost think death is unreal … that when we die we simply “go to a better place” where all is not only okay, but it’s better. And then there’s another pole. It’s the pole of darkness. Where death is […]
Says my grandfather as he looks at the handsome face of a 13 year old boy lying motionless on our stretcher. The last time the family saw him was a couple days before Easter. Now, a day removed from Easter, they will view the body of their son one final time before he’s taken […]
I have my twitter account synced to my cell phone, which Nicki hates because every time I receive a new twitter follower, my cell phone beeps. And although I don’t have numerous twitter followers, every once in a while … In the middle of a funeral: “Beep!” In the middle of dinner: “Beep!” In the […]