Andrew Gonzalez

Preacher, Musician, Writer

Tag: funeral

  • The Day That Time Stood Still

    The Day That Time Stood Still

    Two days throughout the year really affect me on my journey of grief.  Though I feel my father’s absence on Christmas and Thanksgiving, I had already spend those days without him, living in Arkansas, so far from my California “home”.  The first day is April 14.  That was the day he slipped into eternity.  The…

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  • Sleepless In Hot Springs

    Sleepless In Hot Springs

    I’m having trouble sleeping tonight. I’ve been told that I shouldn’t bring my work home with me. That was really easy when I was doing drywall for a living; I could leave that on the job with ease. Although the drywall mud I tracked through the house, and left on the couch, and embedded in…

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  • What’s the Rush?

    The time between a death and a funeral can vary depending on several factors. Have you chosen cremation or burial?  Do you have family coming into town?  When is your minister available?  Is the cemetery available?  The answers to these types of questions play a role in determining when you can have your service. We…

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  • Willows and Palms

    Willows and Palms

    There is a dark cloud that looms over the funeral industry as a whole and it’s not the cloud of death. It’s a cloud of uselessness, and untrustworthiness. Egregious acts of carelessness, mundane funeral services, business owners who set quotas to drive profits, and cold, methodical funeral directors have given the entire industry a black…

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