“I cannot explain it but I wept”
One man and his two sons were tasked with the inconceivable work of burying 132 children after a school massacre in Pakistan.
Category Archives: Funerals
If a man is buried and no one is there to see it, did he really die?
Imagine this: Your son has died, but you know only when. You don’t know where he died, or how. He …
An unexpected place to find beauty
A recent blog post by uber-popular funeral director Caleb Wilde (author of “Confessions of a Funeral Director”) resonated with me. …
Cancer, and other secrets
I enjoy speaking to book clubs because I love the wide-ranging discussions that result after smart, engaged people have read …
Where’s the most unusual place you’ve been for a memorial service?
When I grew up in Waseca in the 1970s and ’80s, I don’t think I ever went to a …
Why I didn’t become a funeral director
At one point, I briefly thought about becoming a funeral director. Since Dad was a gravedigger, and I spent hours …
Digging graves in extreme cold
Minnesota is experiencing some of its coldest temps in almost 20 years. My phone is showing -20 degrees F right …
Last Man Standing
I saw this today on Caleb Wilde’s Confessions of a Funeral Director Facebook page, and I have to admit, it …
Mandela’s funeral
Just a day after Nelson Mandela’s death was announced, few official details about remembrance ceremonies and funeral are available. But …
Survey of most recent funeral costs
The National Funeral Directors Association released a survey that shows the average price of a funeral in the U.S.: $8,343, …
If You Have Five Seconds to Spare 