Have you ever wondered what characterizes a Celebration of Life vs a Funeral?
Are they the same? The short answer is no, but the two are very similar in some ways and highly different in others.
Let’s take a look at some of the similarities and differences between a traditional funeral service and a celebration of life.
Cremation myths abound. With the surging popularity of cremation as a the most popular option for final disposition (see #9, below), the myths about cremation are slowly being dispelled.
Today, we’re going to identify and debunk nine of the most common cremation myths.
Since memorial service ideas are virtually unlimited, it can actually be somewhat daunting to plan and pull off a memorial or funeral service.
Memorial services can vary in style, tone, and content just as widely as the unique personalities of the individuals being memorialized.
If you’ve hunted around for free funeral program templates, you’ve likely discovered that most of the links you follow take you to products and programs that are not free at all.
To ease your search, here are some of our favorite actually free funeral program templates.
Today we’ll be looking at the best comfort foods for grief.
During times of grieving there are many meaningful ways to care for our close friend’s or loved one’s physical health, mental health, and overall well being.
But one of the very best ways? Food.
Today we’re looking at a selection of the best prayers for funeral cards.
Funeral prayer cards are often given out at the funeral service as a remembrance keepsake.
Today we’re going to take a look at how to write a tribute to a brother who passed away.
The loss of a brother can be so incredibly hard, and writing a tribute for him can seem like a huge challenge.
No one else shared your childhood memories the way he did, and no one better deserves a heartfelt eulogy or tribute reflective of all the great things he accomplished in his life. But when it comes time to honor your dear brother, it can be difficult to know what to say.
What’s the best way to express your condolences and sympathy? When should you send condolence messages? What should you say?
When someone you know has lost a loved one, it can be hard to find the right words for a message of condolence.
The Bible has much to say about grief, hope, and comfort in a time of loss. In fact, one might view the central theme of the Scriptures as one of suffering — specifically, the suffering of the Righteous One on behalf of those who suffer from sin and have no hope.
A careful, faithful reading of God’s word provides “all things that pertain to life and godliness” (2 Peter 1:3). This is particularly true for those who grieve.
The best thing about designing your own funeral prayer cards is that you can customize it with any Bible verse, prayer, or quote.
The original purpose of a funeral prayer card is to honor the memory of the departed loved one through prayer. The card is a small keepsake that family members and friends can take home from the memorial service and use in their prayers for the grieving family while remembering the life and legacy of the deceased.
Here is an important yet often overlooked funeral planning tip:
Bring a friend with you to the funeral home. (And cemetery/crematorium/flower shop/venue, etc.)
Having a friend to help plan a funeral is a brilliant decision. Not only for moral support but to help you make (or avoid) some impactful, weighty, and often expensive decisions.
After all, when you are burying a loved one you don’t want to make an emotional choice that you later regret. A good friend at your side can make all the difference between agonizing stress and the freedom to mourn, honor, and remember a loved one.
Did you know that there are biodegradable urns designed to make a water burial ceremony or sea scattering beautiful, memorable, and easy?
There are few things more important in life than knowing and communicating what we want after our passing. This is especially true if you plan for your final disposition to be something other than the traditional casket burial at a cemetery. For instance, cremation with a water burial or scattering at sea.
Having carefully laid out our plans and communicating them to our loved ones is such a sign of love and self-respect. Once they know your final hopes for disposition, that burden can be lifted off of them.
When it comes time to get specific, well, some of us get really specific! For those of you who are desiring a water burial or scattering at sea or in a marine environment, our cremation urn experts have done the research for you.
Or perhaps your loved one left instructions, stating their desire for a water burial? In which case we have many options that we are sure they approve of.
Please note that the biodegradable urns for ashes below will work for almost any body of water, including the ocean, lakes, or even large ponds and rivers.
When scattering into smaller creeks, we would recommend using a traditional scattering urn (for pouring out the ashes), not a biodegradable water urn.
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