Funeral Industry: Saying Goodbye is Hard and We Never Learn to be Good at It
We watch from the wings as grieving families act out their scenarios on the stage we provide but there is no acting involved, only RE-acting. They are reacting...
Funeral Industry: The Sun Dries, Without Prejudice, The Garments of The Rich and Poor
Each time a family enters a funeral home they are looking for help. Every individual walking through the ?Valley of the Shadow of Death? should be welcomed equally....
Funeral Industry: One Thing I Can Give and Still Keep… Is My Word
I have been asked what I mean by word of honour. I will tell you. Place me behind prison walls of stone ever so high, ever so thick...
Funeral Industry: Doodle Your Way Into Creativity
Ever sit in the lunch room with an idea that just won?t take shape? Many years ago I discovered a way of exploring the potential of my creativeness....
Funeral Industry: SECRET… Something You Tell to One Person at a Time
How easy it is to sit in the local coffee shop with another staff member and talk about the day. How easy it is to share a laugh,...
Funeral Industry: How Do You Know That You Are Stressed?
The funeral profession has to be one of the most stressful occupations on this planet. The simple matter of taking a first call would be enough to put...
“In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash”
It was TWENTY YEARS ago and our accounts receivable were under $100,000.000. Wow! We celebrated! That was just like money in the bank. Then someone started noticing that...
Joseph of Arimathea – Funeral Director?
Joseph of Arimathea was, according to the Gospels, the man who donated his own prepared tomb for the burial of Jesus. He was apparently a man of wealth,...
Confucius Say: Man Who Run Behind Car Get Exhausted
Some business plans revolve around the latest trends. I often wonder about the wisdom of such plans. How do you decide which of the ?latest trends? will work...
This I Believe
As a Funeral Director, I have spent over 40 years observing and forming a set of guidelines for my own beliefs. Hollow feelings are cast aside when a...