What to Do When I'm Gone: A Mother's Wisdom to Her Daughter

The words on each page brought me comfort and healing as I remembered my mother and all of our times together. Each page was full of wisdom, truth , and plain common sense. Each page was meant to encourage and propel you forward in your life journey. No topic was ignored and no excuses accepted. The mantra of this book is to live, love, and get on with life, enjoying the simple things that make life worth living. While knowing that your memories of your loved one that was lost was more than enough to carry you through the remainder of your life’s journey. The comforting words and recipes came straight from a mother’s heart. It was just what the doctor ordered.

Received this book today and literally could not put it down! It is cleverly written, honest & true to life. I giggled, laughed out loud, got teary eyed and cried. I will be adding little notes at various entries to make it more personal to my daughter, e.g. …. I’ve never made pecan pie in my life but your recipe sounds delicious so she should make it…. Well done Suzy Hopkins & Hallie Bateman. Thank you.

This is a very specific personal book written by a mother for her daughter. While the idea is sweet, it is really not relatable to everyone It is an inspiration to do something similar for our own children if we so desire. There are certainly great topics to choose from to replicate in our own messages.

Loved it. Buying for a 20 something niece who lost her mother.

I love that everything is very similar to things my own mother told me before she passed. It's practical, yet funny! I was smiling and laughing throughout the book. I'd also like to thank you for all the recipes! They seem simple enough and sound delicious! Last I'd like to say the illustrations helped make the book even better! Can't wait to share this book with my own kids!!!

This is a cute book between mother & daughter. It is kept in a very light tone with some humor. If you’re looking for accounting or bookkeeping advice for after a loved one passes, this is not that book.

This book touches every aspect of a mother /daughter relationship. I will have a copy in my "death paperwork" for my daughter to find. It's a great book!

Due to me being up in age, I thought this book would be something that I could leave to my 2 daughters. It's not a book of a mother's wisdom it's almost a comical book about a mother leaving her daughter(s). It's a cartoon illustration and quite frankly the book is comical not too serious in depicting death.