Papa Wilson, my grandfather, died when I was eight years old. This was in 1964. I don’t remember many details about his actual death, but I do remember that he was 84 when he died. I thought that was positively ancient.
Another Mass Shooting, Where Do We Start? Lament.
How do we weep with those who weep when the fog of a national crisis descends?
Lament for Uvalde – 8 thoughts.
At this writing, the funerals have begun. We are all impacted, and while we don’t grieve in the same way as those who lost loved ones, we still grieve. I don’t know how I should respond, but I will offer some thoughts. We certainly can all use some comfort right now.
The Dead Parents Society.
Are you a member of the Dead Parents Society?
What is odd was that I’ve found that leaning into grief is more helpful than ignoring it or tucking it away. It sounds morbid to talk about embracing pain, but that may be part of the healing process.
Holding out for hope: A guest blog by Adam Trest.
Y’all know I purely love having guest bloggers. So I’m so so pleased to welcome Adam Trest to our special place! Here’s his official bio: Adam Trest is a full time studio artist working and living in Laurel, MS with his wife Lily, and his daughters Fincher and Poppy. He is represented by The Caron […]
10 things you’d want to be said at your funeral.
You are dead. It’s your funeral. Mourners are present. What do you want to be said about you? Can you come up with 10 things? I did.
The moment I became a grownup, Part Two.
If you look back on your own life, you can recognize that you are made up of a series of events, some good, some bad. Each one of those events changed you – sometimes incrementally, sometimes in major ways.
The first and the last.
I asked my good pastor friend Bobby McKay to write a guest blog today. Bobby sent me this little meditation out of the blue a day or so ago, and I was so impressed and moved I wanted y’all to experience it, too. “Some folks remember the first time; some can’t forget the last.” From […]
How to banish personal self-doubt.
Would you like to know how to banish personal self-doubt? It can happen.
A tale of two suicides.
Two suicides. Actually, one was a singular suicide. The other was a group of 19 men who committed suicide on the same day. One was performed as a final act of hopelessness. The other, the group suicide, was performed as a noble act of victory. On September 11, 2001, nineteen terrorists who were members of […]
“Sunset” is a verb.
Are you in a life stage in which you realize that some things that were once important to you are no longer as urgent?
