"The Love List of a Lifetime isn't your typical end-of-life planner. What sets Sherry apart is her remarkable ability to infuse everything she creates with love and joy, even when addressing life's most difficult moments. While the end-of-life experience is undeniably profound and often painful, Sherry reminds us that the tools and materials we use to navigate it don't have to be morbid. Instead, they can be vibrant, uplifting, and deeply human."
-Brad Wolfe, founder and executive director of Reimagine
"The Love List of a Lifetime is a wonderful and essential guide to one of life’s most important tasks. Preparing for one’s end of life is daunting, but Sherry Belul is a skillful and compassionate companion for the journey. Let her big heart and creative mind support you to leave behind a lasting legacy."
-Roy Remer, executive director of Zen Caregiving Project
"The Love List of a Lifetime is a gentle and practical guide to preparing for aging, illness, and end of life. People often wonder, ‘Why prepare for death, I’ll be dead.’ The author explains the many whys in such a compelling way and serves as a kind and knowledgeable guide for readers as they embark upon the beautiful gift of death preparation."
-Lisa Pahl, creator of The Death Deck
“Death and taxes are inevitable. Fortunately, there are accountants to help with taxes. But no one really prepares us for dealing with death and dying. That is, until now with this much-needed end-of-life planner. What makes this book so special and so wonderful is that it imparts what could be a difficult task with lots of love. As a result, what might be a chore turns into an incredible gift for you and your loved ones.”
—Allen Klein, author of Embracing Life After Loss
“A well-prepared gift, meal, holiday, or event is an intentional and genuine act of kindness. Yet so many people wander willy-nilly into their last days. While no one lives forever, it’s tempting to behave as if we do. In her characteristic style of kindness and celebration, Sherry Belul makes preparing for the ultimate exit the ultimate gift of grace. This book puts a punctuation mark of peace on the many paragraphs of our living days.”
—Mary Anne Radmacher, artist, speaker, and author of Live with Intention and Courage Doesn’t Always Roar
“As we crest the midpoint of the 2020s, I can point to quite a few books on death that have been written in the last five years. However, Sherry Richert Belul’s book stands out as unique in its strong and persistent connection of death with love. Like most other death preparation guides, Sherry is prescriptive in the way she encourages her readers to attend to the details of death preparation, yet she describes how even the most mundane tasks can easily be interpreted as acts of love. I think it is a particularly important guide for solo agers because those without family often feel ignored by planning guides that rely too much on family connections.”
—Sara Zeff Geber, PhD, bestselling author of Essential Retirement Planning for Solo Agers
“Sherry Belul’s book on end-of-life planning accomplishes something that’s almost impossible: she brings heart, warmth, and joy to a topic that might otherwise feel uncomfortable to many. As a person, she is unbelievably intuitive and caring. That echoes throughout her book. I can’t think of a better companion book for anyone who is exploring estate planning. I highly recommend this book, and hope it brings a lot of peace and calm to all who read it.”
—Flavia Berys, estate planning attorney
“As an over-80, self-
