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How Quickly Do We Need to Have the Service After the Death of a Loved One?

Published: March 24, 2023

Losing a loved one can trigger a very stressful time in someone’s life, especially if they are tasked with planning and holding that loved one’s funeral. In addition to grieving, they have to decide on the big details about the decedent’s funeral and their final resting place. And having to make those decisions can rai...READ MORE

Funerals

How do you help someone who is grieving when you are grieving yourself?

Published: March 17, 2023

Perhaps you begin by just believing in yourself. Even though you may feel empty you have something to give. Even if your emotions are right there on the surface, it’s ok. Even if you are trying to immerse yourself in your life to avoid your own pain, surrender. Join hands with your fellow mourner and let yourself feel...READ MORE

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Top Ten Reasons Your Parents Should Pre-plan their Funerals

Published: March 10, 2023

In the end we all just want to do what mom or dad would have wanted us to do. We want to choose the right dress for her to wear, the right song to have sung, the right flowers and readings. We want the funeral service to be a perfect reflection of the love we had for our parents. When your parents complete a funeral pl...READ MORE

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Should I Attend the Visitation or the Funeral?

Published: March 3, 2023

Close family and friends of the person who died will likely attend the visitation and funeral service. Others may attend both or may need to or prefer to attend one or the other but not both....READ MORE

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How to Arrange a Funeral From Afar

Published: February 24, 2023

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