Borek Jennings Funeral Homes

10/23/2025

If you missed our “Understanding Grief” webinar last night, we will be hosting another session in HYBRID format this Sunday, October 26 @ 2 pm EST! You can meet us in person at The Livingston Business HUB or attend virtually. Registration is now open for this free workshop 👉 grievewell.com/calendar.

We want to thank Borek Jennings Funeral Homes for being our valued partner and for sponsoring this hybrid workshop.

10/16/2025

10/10/2025

Today on October 10 is . We hope you know your mental health is just as important as your physical health. If you're grieving or supporting someone in grief, please visit our website ➡️ grievewell.com for free resources or sign up for peer counseling (for MI residents only). Together, we can build a community that promotes healthy grieving and healing ❤️‍🩹!

10/09/2025

Many grieving people find text messages to be comforting.

“Just, ‘Hey, I was thinking of you.’ It doesn't have to be a big thing. If someone writes that, I don't have to respond until I'm ready. Things like, ‘Are you okay? Is there anything I can do? Do you need a…’ is putting more work on me. Just, ‘I’m thinking of you.’ That feels nice.” - Jack StockLynn

“I wasn't really big on talking. So, text messaging was really good for me. I could look at the text and be like, ‘I don't really know what to say to this. I just don't really know how I'm feeling.’ But in three hours I can be like, ‘Oh, this is how I'm feeling,’ and respond. So, texting really helped.” - Zee Wolters

For more on supporting grief, visit: https://speakinggrief.org/get-better-at-grief/supporting-grief/be-authentic

Speaking Grief is produced by WPSU with philanthropic support from the New York Life Foundation.

09/04/2025

Breakfast & Bus Tour of Great Lakes National Cemetery
Tuesday, September 23, 2025

Location:
Livingston County Veteran Services
1420 Lawson Dr., Howell, MI 48843

Burial and Survivor Benefits Presentation by Kevin Mondloch, Licensed Advance Planner from Borek Jennings Funeral Homes

Open Breakfast at 8:30 a.m. catered by C&C Catering

Bus Tour: Departs 10:00 a.m. Returns by 1:00 p.m.

PLEASE RSVP by September 19, 2025
Livingston County Veterans
(517) 546-6338

06/10/2025

"Death leaves a heartache no one can heal . . . love leaves a memory no one can steal."

- Richard Puz 🧡

06/09/2025

Grief doesn’t follow a schedule. It doesn’t always look like sadness. It can be quiet, angry, exhausted, numb—or all of the above.
Too often, people grieving feel pressured to "move on" or "be strong." But grief isn't a weakness. It's love living on.
Whether someone is mourning a death, a relationship, a version of themselves, or a future they hoped for—they deserve space, not silence.
This is your reminder: Grief is not a burden. It's a human experience. And people in grief don’t need fixing. They need compassion. They need understanding. They need us.

06/02/2025

Grief is Love's Echo.

We grieve because we loved deeply.
The pain is real — but so is the bond.
Let that echo remind you: your love still matters.

05/30/2025

Most people don’t know this. 💗

05/29/2025

We will be hosting our “Understanding Grief” workshop in a HYBRID format on Saturday, June 7 @ 11:00 am EST. You can meet us in person at Pinckney Community Public Library or attend virtually. Registration is now open for this free workshop 👉 grievewell.com/calendar.

We want to thank Borek Jennings Funeral Homes for being our valued partner and for sponsoring this hybrid workshop.

05/28/2025

“I really had no idea how heavy grief is. It's heavy.”

Nona Perdue’s son, Drew, died of an overdose in 2017.

Her story is part of Speaking Grief, a public media initiative that works to create a more grief-aware society.

For more: speakinggrief.org.

Speaking Grief is produced by WPSU with philanthropic support from the New York Life Foundation.

05/23/2025

Lots of summer grief camps for kids coming up and summer grief support for everyone!

See our newsletter in the link below!

Email from Borek Jennings Funeral Homes Grief summer camps for children, parents, widows, and Grief Workshop June 7th. Summer Grief Camps and More As summer approaches and we begin making plans, it's