Grief as a Doorway
Today’s pandemic has us all going through change. Many are loosing friends and family to the disease. Some become ill and recover. All of these… Read More »Grief as a Doorway
Death is a going home.
Chinese Proverb
Today’s pandemic has us all going through change. Many are loosing friends and family to the disease. Some become ill and recover. All of these… Read More »Grief as a Doorway
There fared a mother driven forthOut of an inn to roam;In the place where she was homelessAll men are at home. A Child in a… Read More »All Men are at Home
The moniker, Doorway Home, refers to the inevitable journey that every person makes in life. We start with our mother at birth, journeying through our… Read More »Home
Certainly we are all familiar with the traditional method of burial in a plot. During this new millennium we find innumerable other methods. Many are… Read More »“Earth to Earth” Burial
Imagine yourself as a living house.God comes in to rebuild that house.At first, perhaps, you can understand what He is doing.He is getting the drains… Read More »Imagine Yourself as a Living House
The American poet Mary Oliver, died this week. Her words inspired simplicity of life and appreciation of natural beauty. Her words transport readers to the… Read More »Mary Oliver
With disposable income diminishing in middle America, it is important to review the costs of life events. This conversation typically brings up the question of… Read More »Funeral Costs Conversation
Throughout our lives we experience endings, closure as well as unfinished business. This poem that metaphorically beautifully describes endings and new beginnings. With funerals this… Read More »Poem for Resurrection
i carry your heart with me i carry your heart with me (i carry it in my heart) i am never without it (anywhere i… Read More »i carry your heart with me
Not soon, as late as the approach of my ninetieth year, I felt a door opening in me and I entered the clarity of early… Read More »Late Ripeness, poem by Czeslaw Milosz