Tag Archives: Confessions of a funeral director

Caleb Update

A few weeks ago, I re-blogged a post that concerned me. I was scared for a colleague that I have never met. I called his funeral home and left a message for him. I wrote the article and called it, … Continue reading

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Never Say These Things

My real education in this area came when I was on the board of the SIDS Alliance of The Carolinas, back in the mid-1990′s. This is about when kids die, but is easily translated to all age groups. Thanks to … Continue reading

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He Needs Help…Please Pray

Many of you have read my re-bloggs of Caleb Wilde’s Confessions of a Funeral Director Blog. Today, he posted a very dark and scary article. I Need Help I have e-mailed him and have tried to call…probably me and few … Continue reading

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Heaven…The Easy Answer?

For all the years I have been doing this work and for all the times I have heard the litany of platitudes, I have never thought of it in the terms that Caleb illustrates, referring to heaven as an “Easy … Continue reading

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Well Said

Blunt, I am often told, could be my middle name, although I do not use it much. I can really relate with Caleb’s comments and like him, have learned to “tip-toe through the Peace Lilly’s” so as not to offend … Continue reading

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Best & Worst Things To Say At A Funeral

Thank you, Caleb. Good Stuff. Sound advice, along with just a hint of humor can be found below…and the growing list of comments are as important to read as is the article! Eleven Best and worst things to say at … Continue reading

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Regrets

Heck, you do not have to be “circling the drain”*, to experience this. Five, most common deathbed regrets At varying levels of intensity, I think about all five almost every day…(and I am supposed to be happy and normal)…how about … Continue reading

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What Awaits Us?

Courtesy of Confessions of a Funeral Director Can We Chemically Induce Near Death Experiences?

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Living Like We Are Dying

Courtesy of confessions of a Funeral Director: Living Like We Are Dying People always ask me, “How could you enjoy your job … how could you like watching people die all day long?” And I had the hardest time explaining … Continue reading

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Priorities

We have been unusually busy at the funeral home for the past few days and I have not been paying much attention to the news, but kept hearing references to the story referenced below. This may not come as much … Continue reading

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