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Not A Hill Of Beans
Many years ago I was taught a poem by my mentor and friend, Todd VanBeck. It is a poem that shares the the experience of the life’s work I have chosen and toiled at. This afternoon I was reminded of … Continue reading
Posted in 2021, 25 blogs, The Undertaker
Tagged death, grief, Matters of the heart, The Undertaker
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Coming Attractions For All Of Us
“Borrowed” from Colleen Brown at The Chatter Blog where you can get a daily dose of “Good Stuff”. Follow her and tell her the undertaker sent you.
Posted in 2021, 25 blogs, The Chatter Blog
Tagged Colleen Brown, death, eschatology, Poetry, The Chatter Blog
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And Then Its Time To Go
Since I am a contrarian by nature, I will look ahead as opposed to looking behind me on this TBT. It’s been a few years since I shared this photo. It still makes me think every time I see it. … Continue reading
Posted in 2021, 25 blogs, death, Steve Forbert
Tagged cemeteries, death, eschatology, life, steve forbert thirty more years
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Someone Has To Do It
People often ask me how I can be a funeral director? Isn’t it emotionally draining is just one of the many questions I get asked day in and day out in addition to those asking about the “raw data of … Continue reading
Posted in 2021, 25 blogs, The Knackerman
Tagged british farming, dead animals, death, life, The Knackerman
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Opening Paragraphs
A little light reading as Lent is just around the corner. You Are Going To Die. The moment you are born you begin dying. You may die in fifty years, ten years, perhaps tomorrow – or even today. But whenever … Continue reading
Matters Of The Heart
Have you ever been to a funeral and after hearing the eulogy, wonder if you were at the right service? A few years back, I was at a funeral for a man I knew and we were close enough that … Continue reading
Posted in 25 blogs, death, Uncategorized
Tagged blogging, death, Future Lawyer blog, healthy psychology, obituaries, Rick Georges
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Seeing Sun Through The Fog
This has been a very challenging Spring, OK…year. The unusually cool and breezy weather we have enjoyed the last few weeks has been replaced by the heat, humidity and gnats that South Carolina is famous for. Opened, screened windows have … Continue reading
You Never Know
Saw a quote that said, “Speak to people in a way that if they died the next day you’d be satisfied with the last thing you said to them,” and I can’t emphasize this enough. Good point. It does have … Continue reading
Posted in death, Philosophy, Photographs
Tagged death, healing and completing relationships, Kindness
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Choose Wisely
Since it’s Friday evening and since the death rate is still 100%, here are words of wisdom, courtesy of Bits and Pieces Blog. *** You are welcome.
Funny Thing, These Coincidences
Back in February of 2012, I posted a story on the old blog, entitled No One Answers. It was my admission that I kept the telephone numbers on my phone of several friends/associates who had died and would not … Continue reading
Posted in Blogs, death
Tagged Blogs, cell phones, coincidences, death, Jimmy Evans, transitions, twenty-five blogs
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Mitigating Chaos 