When a loved one passes away while we’re away from them, complicated feelings can arise. You may have been their long-distance caregiver, a role that was essential in their final years of life. Or their death may have been more of a shock to you. Either way, when you have to plan a funeral from afar, you may feel overw...READ MORE
Arranging a funeral means making hundreds of decisions, both big and small, that determine the way you’ll celebrate the life of your loved one. But sometimes, your loved one will have spared you from many of those choices by making their own plans with a funeral home. How do you navigate enacting your loved one’s plans...READ MORE
Planning a funeral starts with creating a relationship with your funeral home, which is forged through clear and open communication. What should you talk to your funeral director about? Let’s break down the main topics you’ll need to be open about with your funeral home....READ MORE
When a loved one is cremated, many opt for an urn to place their ashes in. But what’s the right thing to do with the urn? Does it need a permanent home? And what can you do to provide it with that home?...READ MORE
Accept your feelings, acknowledge them and try to understand them if you can. Accept that your feelings belong to you. Others may have suffered a similar loss and felt differently. Accept that a feeling is a feeling, it is what it is. It can never be wrong to feel the way you feel....READ MORE
Even though cremation has continued to grow in popularity throughout the United States, many myths still exist around this service....
READ MOREIt is natural for most people to avoid talking about mortality, let alone plan for it. You may think planning your own funeral is difficult, but it is actually more difficult and heartbreaking for ...
READ MOREIf you're arranging a funeral for a loved one, you have several decisions to make regarding the services to honor the deceased. While non-traditional memorial services are becoming more frequent,
READ MORELosing a loved one is one of the most difficult experiences most people will ever go through, requiring family members to navigate a complex bureaucratic process while struggling to cope with their..
READ MOREMany people avoid pre-planning funeral arrangements because they think it’s too hard to talk about. While discussing memorial servi...
READ MOREWhen a loved one passes away, it’s up to close friends and family members to plan the funeral. Many people don’t know where to start when choosing
READ MOREThe funeral process carries a deep tradition to help the bereaved. It’s organized to provide support, sympathy, and closure as you.
READ MOREDealing with the death of a loved one is not easy, especially when you have to make funeral arrangements and inform the friend...
READ MOREWhen arranging a funeral, people often look to tradition to help make decisions on how to plan the event. But while many funeral tr..
READ MOREAfter a loved one passes, those left behind are tasked with planning and executing either a funeral or cremation. While cremating is..
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