John packed smiles and chit-chat into every corner of his day. We always hear about the person that “everyone loved” but sometimes it’s not until that person is gone that their impact on the world is registered. John was taken way too soon. He had...
Kevin, a fit mid 50’s magazine editor approached me after one of my services with a half-hearted smile saying he’d totally change his “no funeral service” motto if I’d agree to write and deliver his life story. His body language transitioned to indicate he was...
As a Funeral Celebrant, when a person passes away, my first step is to sit with the family to learn all I can about their loved one to tell their life story at a Celebration of Life. It most often becomes a tactile experience. Not...
Well, my humans couldn’t have picked a better name for me ~ cuz boy did I live it! The world shone a little brighter the day me and all my brothers and sisters arrived on Sept. 13, 2006. There were about 8 of us with me, by...
With conviction in his voice and a wisdom cultivated by his Papa, Cameron knew exactly how many layers of his 18 year old self were buttoned up by his grandfather, his Papa. The first 10 years of his life were void of a father figure in...
Do you ever have this burning desire to let people know who you really are? Your passions, interests, talents, accomplishments, fears and phobias? We all do! Our trail of everything we call “our life” is a story. Each life story is a last rite of passage that...