Forever

By Dwayne Hicks | October 28, 2018 |

This word is really hard to wrap my head around, because everything I can see, or touch comes to an end.  I remember a friend telling me once that a light switch has a point in which it breaks, and it won’t function properly. I went to a funeral this week and the service memorialized…

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Proper Respect In Death

By Dwayne Hicks | July 24, 2016 |

  I’ve seen death fairly close up. I’ve been to a lot of funerals over the years. The bodies I’ve seen have all been dressed nice and have make-up. I’ve been to funerals where the casket was closed for obvious reasons. I think I would have a hard time seeing a body that had been…

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Death & Life

By Dwayne Hicks | September 26, 2014 |

I have never been a fan of death. I have had some very dear people I love dearly die and it’s quite painful to deal with. I had a high school friend die. I’ve experienced the death of my grandparents and the grief I felt was really powerful. I don’t pretend to imagine the pain…

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