Uncategorized Who we are series 12 Dec 2018 This series is meant to highlight beautiful funeral directors. Too many times we see and hear the media focus on the horrible things that happen in the funeral industry. I…
Who we are Speaking of Who we are series 5 Dec 2018 This series is meant to highlight beautiful funeral directors. Too many times we see and hear the media focus on the horrible things that happen in the funeral industry. I…
experiences… Speaking of the dead 7 Nov 20187 Nov 2018 Have you ever been so tied up in an emotion you can't explain that you are close to tears, want to run as fast as you can all while feeling…
Self I am the audience 25 Jul 2018 I am sitting at a conference table of dark glossy wood, I am straight-backed, I have my hands clasped in front of me and my legs are crossed. I am…
Self Regret and grief 14 Jun 201814 Jun 2018 One day a gentleman walked through the door of the mortuary. He was expertly dressed in a high-end suit and tie. His shoes were definitely real leather and polished to…
experiences Like Hyenas 24 May 201824 May 2018 I will forever remember the first embalming that I performed on my own. It was late in the evening maybe ten or eleven o’clock, well after sunset . The director and…
experiences Side-by-side 4 Apr 20189 May 2018 During one of my first days working at a mortuary we received a husband and wife who were killed due to a car accident. The older couple had gone for…
Uncategorized The beginning 19 Mar 201823 Apr 2018 I have had a resurgence of people asking me how I got myself into death care, so I thought it would be fun to re-post my first post telling the…
Uncategorized Son of a preacher man 13 Mar 201823 Apr 2018 The funeral home was fluttering with people, filling the hallways and lobby with chatter and the occasional burst of laughter. The staff was buzzing about, moving flowers and parking cars.…
Uncategorized The terrible, hilarious fall 27 Feb 201823 Apr 2018 In all my years as a small female funeral director, I can tout so many times that I have assisted with, or on my own, moved a deceased body from…