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I want to take it away. The pain, the agony, the terror. I see it staring from behind your eyes; disbelief, horror, sadness- deep, deep...

I can think of three people in my life that I love even though they no longer live. Death has removed them from this earth. The knowledge...

I shared with you a few weeks ago about a virtual retreat. With permission, I am able to invite you to my session on the retreat. How to...

The relationship you have with your beloved is very unique. Two separate beings coming together, creating something that no other two...

“Call me if you need anything”. Anyone who has ever experienced the death of a loved one has heard those words. This phrase is used...

You are living a sorrow that you never knew existed; a pain that can only be understood by experience. The dark side of love. In the...

The oak casket was surrounded by flowers of yellow, gold, red and orange. Enormous copper-colored mums took up floor space and autumn...

As a funeral director I was often asked how I could do my job; being around death and grief and sadness every single day. How did I do...

The hush filled the room. It wasn’t the normal quiet, void of distracting noises. This was the silence that demanded respect. This was...

….And the two shall become one……. Whether you have experienced this as a married couple or have experienced this as a soulmate or a...

I was jolted out of a deep sleep at 3:00am. One ring, two rings, I rolled over, flipped on the light and answered the phone all before...

I was excited to read the study conducted by Joanne Cacciatore, Kara Thieleman, Ruth Fretts and Lori Barnes Jackson. The title was, What...

I was walking through a street market the other day. At one of the vendor booths sat a lady on a stool. She didn’t notice the shoppers...

Every moment is a secret cache. Every breathe is an offering. And every increment of time is irreplaceable. The only thing for which life...

“I can’t believe I let him go. I should have made him stay home.” “I should have insisted she go to the ER.” “If only I wouldn’t have had...

“Nothing can make up for the absence of someone we love, and it would be wrong to try and find a substitute: we must simply hold out and...

You’ve heard that phrase before. People will often thank specific people for “being there.” What does that actually mean? You may have a...

Deborah Adele, in her book The Yamas & Niyamas, repeated Carl Yung asking, “what is so dangerous in the moment about the truth that you...

How many children do you have? It was a simple question, the lady behind the counter was doing her job. But that day, I instantly was...

A sweet, older gentleman sat across the quiet room from me. I’ve seen men like him before, rounded shoulders, stubble of whiskers on the...