Sending a note in time of grief
It’s often helpful to send a friend or acquaintance a card to recognize their grief. You can buy an expensive
On filling out a HIPAA form.
“It’s time to update this,” she said. She slid the form through the gap in the Plexiglas. I smiled. I
When you need words to help people grieve.
Every Moment Holy, Volume 2, Death, Grief, and HopeDouglas McKelvey We are familiar with liturgies, such as a funeral mass,
On Eulogies
Eulogies are good words spoken or written following the death of a person. They summarize one or more aspects of the
You don’t have to know every answer.
“What do I do now?” I hear this question regularly as I talk with family members right after their loved
Behind the numbers are actual people.
I don’t sell lots of books by most standards. Actual people, however, at times of curiosity or need do order
What can you say when someone’s loved one has died?
“What’s wrong?” we ask a coworker who looks stunned after a phone call. “My mom just died.” It’s a moment
More than just weather
In the middle days of Twitter, a hashtag started in Fort Wayne. #callitoff was the tweeted cry of high school
The Great Mother’s Day Ache of 2021
Mother’s Day in the US in 2021 is May 9. The advertisements are already starting. I’ve been thinking about this
A challenging time to start being a chaplain.
When Hope and I were talking about how to finish the book ( God. We Still Need You: A Year of
Social Media Chaplain 