"Ann Keeler Evans allows her radiant life to embrace with honesty both the reality and the inevitability of death. In the process she transforms her subject, revealing how death not only rings the bell on all human procrastination but also enables us to walk into the depths of what it means to live. This book is a pastoral and a human treasure!"
John Selby Spong, Author
The Sins of Scripture: Exposing the Bible's Texts of Hate to Discover the God of Love

"Ann Keeler Evans has created a book that is both practical and soulful. In it she addresses the needs of those who are facing deep personal loss. She is an honest, warm and compassionate guide. She encourages the reader to move through, and not around, the troubling waters of grief so that healing can begin. She includes fresh perspectives that will also serve as important resources for clergy and other helping persons who walk beside those facing deep loss. Pastoral educators will find her work to be helpful in their teaching about life's most poignant and painful passages."
The Rev. Al Lumpkin (or O. Allen Lumpkin, S.T.M.)
Association for Clinical Pastoral Education Supervisor Emeritus

"Practical and informative guide for people faced with death’s difficult choices. Her insights will aid anyone planning a meaningful service and to those who serve those left behind."
Raleigh R. Cronrath, 30, Third Generation Funeral Director