Life With Death

Author
Mark Alan Elliott didn’t intend to write Life with Death, or even a book
at all. But then life—more specifically, death—spoke up and demanded it.

Thinking about the
deaths of his parents, dear friends, and beloved Great Dane—even contemplating
his own eventual passing—Elliott realized he had a lot of questions. How can
spirituality help someone through such loss, or does throwing God in there just
make it more of a boondoggle? Around sadness and grief, can there also be
laughter? Why is it that sometimes the loss of people foundational to your
life, like parents, feels lighter than the weight of a pet or someone you’d
known only a short time?

Covering a host of
topics most explorations or guides about death do not, Life with Death
is raw in its emotion and honesty, as well as its humorous self-effacement.
It’s perfect for anyone who is suffering a loss or struggling with their
feelings regarding that loss, including if that involves thinking about their
mortality. Grief is a tough journey but a manageable one, and no one is alone
along the way. Take comfort in this book on your path—another human’s relatable
examination of just how perplexing, mostly tragic, sometimes humorous, often
angering, and, quite frequently, all of the above at the same time that death
can be.