“Nothing could have prepared 16-year-old Brooks Douglass for the future that lay before him. Brooks grew up in a loving family in a rural home near Oklahoma City. His father, Richard Douglass, was pastor of Putnam City Baptist Church, which housed over 3,000 members in its congregation. Brooks’ mother, Marilyn, devoted her time to her children, which in addition to… Read More
Archives for October 2011
Carrying the Burden of Grief
This past weekend a young woman died at the university where I teach. My mind has been on my students and others who mourn this tragic and senseless loss. I have also been thinking of several other students who have died in the past few years. Watching my students process these losses and struggle to find their way through the… Read More
Selling Cremation Jewelry
Longing to remember a loved one and to keep that person’s spirit and memories close is nothing new. For generations we have been finding ways to memorialize people. The idea is that if you carry someone in your heart and memory, then you can retain part of the bond you had in life. There are many ways people learn to… Read More