Tag: dessert first

Sweeten up Hard Conversations about Grief and Dying with a ‘Death Over Dessert ‘Club

Sweeten up Hard Conversations about Grief and Dying with a ‘Death Over Dessert ‘Club

Death, dying, and grief has become all the more real during this global pandemic … and still, very few of us are prepared to talk about it. Now, former hospital chaplain and “grief guru” Dana Trent offers a way to make talking about death and 

This Mother’s Day, We Grieve a Matriarch Who Birthed Community for Doubt-Filled Believers

Amid prayerful-yet-playful tweets bemoaning missed episodes of Game of Thrones, the voice of our generation, Rachel Held Evans, died one week ago following complications from a sudden illness. At 37, the theological giant, wife, and mother to two small children just before one of the 

Dessert First: Preparing for Death While Savoring Life

Dessert First: Preparing for Death While Savoring Life

Last year, my brother, sister-in-law, and husband celebrated Mom’s 78th birthday without her. In years past, whenever we dined out for Mom’s birthday, my brother and I knew the drill: restaurants were chosen according to their desserts, not their entrees. Our mother never ate according