Tag Archives: death

The Hotel McCutcheon

Posted on June 12, 2014 by Douglas Abbott

It has taken a long time for me to write this story. For many months, ever since my sister, Erica, died, I have made half a dozen false starts. More than once, I got several paragraphs down only to lose … Continue reading →

Posted in Kindness | Tagged bereavement, camaraderie, death, fellowship, food, friendship, fun, generosity, grace, Grief, hospice, hospitality, hotel, kindness, lodging, loss, mourning, passing, wake | 4 Comments

Trust

Posted on June 15, 2013 by Douglas Abbott

I just finished watching The Impossible, a new film in which a youngish couple played by Ewan McGregor and Naomi Watts have brought their three boys to Indonesia and settled into a coastal bungalow just in time for the 2004 … Continue reading →

Posted in Acceptance, Trust | Tagged adversity, calamity, cataclysm, confidence, death, disaster, good, hardship, joy, life, loss, love, pain, peace, redemption, rescue, salvation, sorrow, sovereignty, triumph, trust, victory | 2 Comments

Long Black Train

Posted on February 12, 2013 by Douglas Abbott

When we catch our first sight of it, nothing could be more appealing. It doesn’t look black at all. It is bright, sleek and beckons with sophistication. Through its spotless windows you can see handsome, fresh-faced people on board, full … Continue reading →

Posted in Sin | Tagged corrupt, corruption, death, decay, depravity, destruction, evil, hades, hell, lost, perdition, road to perdition, sin, vile, wickedness | 6 Comments