(CNN) — On the morning of my mom’s funeral, I arrived at the church before everyone else. Soon, people would begin trickling in. But first, I needed a moment alone with my mom. I didn’t know if I had ...

(CNN) — On the morning of my mom’s funeral, I arrived at the church before everyone else. Soon, people would begin trickling in. But first, I needed a moment alone with my mom. I didn’t know if I had ...

The dirge-crooning daughter This church was where I’d started singing at funerals 33 years ago, when I was 10. For more than two decades, I was the dirge-crooning daughter of a lively, outspoken ...