What I learned from my vicar Dad about the practical side of preparing for death

Alex Hutton, along with her tax-expert-cum-vicar father, are passionate about helping people prepare their affairs for the end of their life.

I was at a party the other night and was asked the perfectly normal question of “what do you do?” by some well-mannered 30-year-old Londoner. He, I think, wasn’t expecting my response as it left him looking slightly red-faced and bewildered. “I work in death and rock 'n' roll.”  He choked a little on his glass of lukewarm Sauvignon and I embellished a bit more to ease his discomfort. I have been casually dishing out this line since I started working with my Dad in developing a book to help people get their affairs in order before they die. I then also spend the rest of my time as a singer-songwriter under the name Alex Kate.

What I have learned is that death is the ultimate conversation killer (reference to the recent Barbie Film). But even so, it’s important to talk about. The Church is great at answering and helping us work out what comes after death, and so we can have immense hope when we trust in Jesus we will be with him after we die. However, sometimes the practical side of what we leave behind is avoided.