Kirsten Backstrom

This author shares the story of experiences in her monthly meeting to illustrate how our dying can be as fully centered in God as our living.

The author shares the story of experiences and her monthly meeting to illustrate how our dying can be as fully centered in God as our living.

Backstrom tells of her experience as a hospice volunteer, offering care to people in the process of dying. She tells us about how she does this service, and some of what she has learned about dying and the meaning of life. This is valuable, profound, and beautifully written.

"Listening, perfection, humility, direct experience, simplicity, integrity, community, harmony" - a wealth of gentle, accurate insight gathered from years as a volunteer in a Portland, Oregon, hospice.