We do have choices about being close to our beloved family member or friend at the time of the final passage from life. On this website we seek to serve people wishing to meet the threshold of death with more consciousness. Spanning the legal to the practical to the spiritual, we share information and stories that will give you the permission to find the right answers for your situation and family. We, Linda Bergh and Marianne Dietzel, lost our daughters in a car accident in 1996, have now teamed together to serve the Upper Midwest. We offer workshops and services to meet your individual or group needs. Each death is unique. Taking care of our own in the hours and days after death is returning as an option for many people like it was commonly 100 years ago.. What is a challenging time can also... (more...)
SHE WOULD DRAW FLOWERS by Kirsten Savitri Bergh. Please visit www.shewoulddrawflowers.com for more information about this book. This poetry book, written by a 17 year “young”woman, embraces life, death and love in a way that invites us in. Authentic, light-filled and down to earth. FIFTH EDITION BEING PUBLISHED 2009 with NEW CHAPTER More poetry and Artwork and access to new website for the book. Kirsten Bergh was 17 when she died suddenly in a car accident. She Would Draw Flowers is her legacy of art and poetry which weaves a rich tapestry of joy, beauty, and inner transformation. Waldorf Education, which schools the imagination through story-telling, poetry, and visual arts, gave her a wholistic view of the world which encouraging self-expression. At age 16, Kirsten faced... (more...)
Marianne Dietzel Author Laughing in a Waterfall A Mother’s Memoir www.mariannedietzel.com PUBLISHED 2010 Read More →
The next National Home Funeral Association conference is September 22-24, 2011 in Boulder, CO. The pre-conference is Sept. 21-22. For more information, visit http://homefuneralalliance.org.(click the live link) The first national conference, held in Oct.2010, was a successful learning and networking experience, and much national progress can be seen by the connections made... [Read more]

A new video on conscious dying and home death care is available. Nancy Poer has copies: www.nancyjewelpoer.com/ trailer availalbe. Movie has won two national documentary awards. locally Linda Bergh has copies. go to contacts and e mail. Read More →

Undertaken With Love Wonderful booklet to help individuals or groups prepare consciously for all aspects of death, including home death care www.homefuneralmanual.org/ Read More →

New Law Gives Minnesotans a Natural Choice for Care of Deceased The MN Dept. of Health finished updating “Choices,” a 22-page booklet on the disposition of a dead human body. The first paragraph sets the tone nicely: “Death touches everyone eventually, and when it does, there are many important decisions to make. Whether one decides to use a funeral home or care for a... [Read more]