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Hurricane Florence
Our thoughts and prayers are with all of those affected by Hurricane Florence. We encourage you to help in any way you can.
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Monday, September 17, 2018
September 17 2018
Planning Ahead for your own end of life and death involves all dimensions of your life – physical, emotional, mental and spiritual. The physical involves how you want to Live now. The emotion...
Monday, September 17, 2018
September 10 2018
Our theme this month is Plan Ahead. When I talk to groups about planning ahead for our own deaths, some people’s eyes get big and their heels start tapping – it is a topic that makes them uncomfort...
Monday, September 10, 2018
Jackie Hook Presents at NFDA 2018
Jackie Hook presents at NFDA 2018
The countdown is on until Jackie presents at the National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) Convention in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Sunday, October 14. She'll b...
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Friday, September 7, 2018
September 18 2018 - Video Post
On Tuesday, September 4th, 16 of us gathered at the Courtyard Marriott to have lunch and discuss how to plan ahead! Not only did we have the chance to support one another, we got to talk about what...
Tuesday, September 4, 2018
September 3 2018
Happy Labor Day! This day was created to recognize and honor the many ways workers have helped with the well-being of our country. I so appreciate national holidays - with the government’s “permiss...
Monday, September 3, 2018
October 8 2018
Monday's Moments Gathering ~ Honoring Legacies
When a loved one dies, their legacy lives on. How do you want to honor that legacy? Often when considering this, you begin to think about your own le...
Tuesday, August 28, 2018
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October 6 2018
Retreat - Healing with Love
When you’ve lost a loved one, healing happens best when done with love. This retreat will be time set aside to be gentle with yourself, open your heart to the hea...
August 27 2018
At times, people feel guilty for their laughter thinking they should only be feeling pain and sorrow. I invite these people to look to children as their teachers. A child can move from sadness to l...
Our Hearts are Heavy - Jacksonville, FL
Jacksonville, Florida
Our hearts are heavy over the tragic shooting in Jacksonville, Florida. We encourage you to help in whatever ways you are able.
Department of Health
Department of Health Increases Cost of Death Certificates
On Tuesday, August 21, the Department of Health increased the cost of certified death certificates obtained through local registrars from ...
August 20 2018
It is my experience that many people are able to laugh, even right after a death. When I sit with family members and hear stories of their loved ones’ lives, laughter is often part of the sharing. ...
August 13 2018
Continuing with our theme of Humor to Help Heal, laughter has been used in Healing for centuries. The Ancient Greeks employed clowns in Hippocrates time. And today studies show that laughter: reduc...
2018 - August - Gazette - Plan Ahead
Plan Ahead
In March of 2017, a group of us sat in a circle together at the Bellefonte Senior Resource Center and talked about death. We talked about the history of our perceptions about death. We ...
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