You’ve received your loved one’s cremated remains back. Now, what do you do with them?
You might be planning to bury them. Or are you placing them in a niche? Are you thinking of keeping them at home?
Read on and learn what solution is best for you.
How to Tell Kids a Loved One Has Died
How do you tell a child that a loved one has died?
When a loved one passes, handling grief can be difficult enough for us grown-ups, and talking to children about death can be more difficult still.
Yet children too must grieve, and helping a child through the loss of a loved one – be it a sibling, parent, grandparent, or friend – doesn’t have to be intimidating.
Here is some guidance on talking to children about death, loss, and grief.
Distorted Grief: 10 Things to Know When Grief Turns Hostile
Grief hits hard. Really hard. So much so that emotional distortions can happen. This is known as distorted grief.
Grief Journaling: 10 Healing Benefits (+ 40 Prompts)
Grief journaling offers an elementary yet surprisingly helpful way to cope with your bereavement.
All you need to do is grab a pen and paper and start writing.
Everything You Need to Know About Cremation Jewelry
Everyone wants a beautiful and unique way to honor their loved one.
You want to keep your loved one close to your heart, but you don’t want to be weird about it. You want to celebrate their memory, yet at the same time you may not necessarily want to create some huge monument.
Cremation jewelry is one great way to do these things. Come along and learn about the types and options available, how to use and fill them, plus discover some beautiful jewelry memorials that you’ll be proud to wear.
Funeral Traditions New and Old, At Home and Abroad
Funeral traditions are fascinating.
Whether you’re working on a research project, planning your own or a loved one’s funeral, or are simply interested in the rituals and traditions that various cultures have developed, this is a topic filled with meaning, mystery, and – sometimes – macabre mythology.
Historians have discovered funeral rituals dating as far back as 60,000 BC. Every culture has had three common denominators regarding death:
- Ceremonies
- Special places for burial or placement
- Some sort of memorial or monument
The things our culture may find strange are perfectly acceptable in other cultures. Read on to find out what we have in common and how we differ.
70 Short Condolence Messages on the Loss of Father
When it comes to challenging life experiences, the loss of a father is up there. A father is someone you’ve known your whole life, who you’ve shared memories with, and learned so much from. When he passes away, you may feel an immense sense of emptiness and fragility, and understandably so. It’s hard to find the right words to express that sorrow, and messages to write to someone else who has lost their father may be even more difficult for you to think of.
So we have done the hard work for you. If someone you know is grieving the loss of a father, or a father figure, we have put together some condolences so you can create the perfect message. When you don’t know what to say – or to write – these quotes will help you express comfort, encouragement, and support in the best way possible.
100 Best Pet Memorials When Pawprints Lead to Heaven
When you open your heart to love a special pet, their death leaves a deep emptiness that yearns to be filled. Their pawprints are leading on to heaven, but you’re still here, and you miss them and mourn their loss.
While nothing can replace your departed friend, you can still honor their life with beautiful pet memorials.
Creating a memorial for your pet can be a healthy way to express your grief and experience some measure of peace, relief, and healing. Many of the options and ideas below help with this.
Burial at Sea: Full Body, Cremation, Regulations, and More
Have you ever wondered if you could have a burial at sea? Some people find the idea very romantic and inspiring.
The good news is that an ocean burial is not just for pirates and sailors. It’s an option for anyone who loves the sea – or even the Great Lakes.
Continue to read and find if you are eligible to have your body or cremated remains buried at sea.
50 Best Sympathy Messages & Quotes for Loss of Mother
There are few other things in life worse than the loss of your mom. Your mother can be your very best friend or your worst …
15 Creative Funeral Alternatives to Celebrate a Unique Person
Why do people choose something different than the traditional funeral?
Well, for one thing, people are unique and thus love to honor and celebrate their unique loved one. Plus many of the burial alternatives you’ll see below have never been an option before now.
Thanks to new technology and incredible ideas, there are many ways to celebrate your loved one with a funeral alternative. Take a look below – we have put some great ideas together for you.
No Funeral or Memorial Service? Here’s What to Do
No funeral? No memorial service? What if someone doesn’t want a big “goodbye?” Is there anything you can still do?
Thankfully, there are alternatives to the traditional funeral. With a little thoughtful planning, you and your family can figure out what will work best. There are numerous ways to remember and honor a loved one that can be meaningful for you.
Continue to read on and find some ideas that will help you honor their memory without dishonoring their wishes.
