Many of us have the gift of moving through the grief process as we find a way — often after years and years of remaking — to put grief to a restless slumber. Anne Lamott writes, “You will lose someone you can’t live without, and your heart will be badly broken, and the bad news […]
I’ve been finding myself at local hospital morgues nearly every day for the past month and today was no different. I parked my car behind the hospital in the little parking space that they have set aside for us funeral directors … a space where the dead are out of view from the living. I […]
How many death related songs are out there? Being that I’m really not a music buff at all, I’m turning to you guys to help me answer my question!!! There’s obvious songs, like “Stairway to Heaven”, “Don’t Fear the Reaper” and “I Can Only Imagine”, but there’s probably hundreds of songs from genres like rap, country, […]
“And her eyes opened wide, and she started whispering Jesus’ name … and then she started whispering the names of her dead parents … and she smiled … and moments later she died.” We hear these stories a couple times a year. And I want to believe them. Those who tell us these stories, tell […]
I’m not sure there’s any “smart” ways to die, but this video definitely shows some dumb ones. My favorite is the “sold two kidneys” guy. Also, the song that accompanies the vid. will get stuck in your head. You’ll be singing it all day and your coworkers and family will never let you read my […]