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Is Death a Choice Or Fate Calling Us Home?
I have found that there are many life experiences when it comes to the choice of fate or death? I truly believe in my heart that Fate has a role in when life expectancy is done.Through all the major experiences we have in life, Fate has the upper hand to what life has to offer us when it comes to de
The Most Difficult Holiday is Not Christmas
We often hear that the Christmas holiday is the toughest holiday when we have lost a close family member.The most difficult holiday for me after my mother's death was not Christmas but Mother's Day.How do we celebrate Mother's Day without our mother?
Readings for Funeral
Funeral readings can vary greatly depending on the type of service you hold for a loved one. A reading can be said aloud by a family member or friend. It is often performed by a member of the clergy for those religious or faith based service ceremonies.
Children and Funerals
The funeral or memorial service of someone who dies provides a valuable function to the surviving family members. The ceremony helps them to acknowledge, accept and cope with the death of their loved one. If there is a child in the family, you may wonder if the child should be included in the funera
The Right to Live in Canada
I'm going to talk about how I signed a DNR order for my mother and then experienced some difficulty getting doctors to respect its reversal. I'd also like to talk about the Liverpool Care Pathway. The LCP is an eponymous care-withdrawal protocol; doctors in the UK use it with terminally il
Choosing Fitting Funeral Flowers
Funeral flowers are a popular tradition in many countries. In the UK, it is customary to send flowers when a loved one dies. However, there are a few unwritten conventions about who sends what type of flowers.
Traditional Funeral Services Versus Cremation Services
Death is not an easy thing to cope with. When a person dies arrangements have to be made of their funeral and one of the biggest things to consider is rather or not the body is to be cremated. For many people the choice is easy, either one way or the other.
Funeral Webcasting Benefits the Funeral Professional
Funeral webcasting is changing the lives of funeral professionals and client families. As more and more client families view a funeral webcast for the first time or hear of the new technology, it is becoming more requested and mainstream. As a death care professional, you can get ahead of the curve,
A Christmas Meditation on Two Weddings and a Funeral
Life is full of strangeness and oddities - the anonymous road-side cross kept fresh each season year after year by a seemingly invisible hand, a Christmas tree in a window that never gets taken down... We've probably all noticed and wondered about these things. In this article, the writer strug
A Guide to Funeral Expenses
The cost of a funeral is one that is on the rise throughout the UK and depending upon who you ask, you will receive several reasons for these price increases, which have risen by forty percent in just the past five years alone. No one likes to discuss funeral plans as it is an uncomfortable and ofte
A Guide To Headstone Materials
There is a need for a headstone to last a long time, in its lifetime its appearance should improve and at the same time it needs to weather and age gracefully. Sometimes the weathering process is too rapid and the inscription on the headstone will become unreadable in a few years.
Cheap Funeral Programs
if your planning on creating your own funeral programs, funeral service programs or memorial service programs with the help of templates, there are web resources online that provide cheap funeral programs using this method. Be careful on purchasing the cheapest programs offered. The less expensive p
All You Need to Know About Funeral Flowers
Nothing in life can prepare us for the death of a loved one or someone close to you. Most of the time, you don't know how to express your feelings or you're worried that you might say it the wrong way. A beautiful arrangement of funeral flowers is a classy and simple way of showing your lo
Settling a Probate Situation Is Never Pleasant, But Someone Has to Do It
Do you know how to handle a probate situation when you have a loved one pass on? Why be left in the dark, get the knowledge from someone who has been through that situation and survived it.
Various Types of Funeral Programs
The program of a funeral can also be known as a memorial service program, obituary program, funeral service programs, or a funeral bulletins. Whichever name you use, know that this is an integral piece to the service commemorating your loved one. This keepsake often signifies and documents the end o
Offering Sympathy to a Man, is a Gift Basket Appropriate?
When it comes to sympathizing with a man who is experiencing a great lost, it will do good to understand how men grieve. In our culture men are taught that crying is okay for women but not really as acceptable for men.
The Death Reality
I fly a lot. So it should come as no surprise how I felt when US Airways Flight 1549 landed in NY's Hudson River, especially since I was supposed to take the same flight a week later. Due to the circumstances, I followed the news and events around the crew and passengers very closely. I could i
Ways to Honor a Loved One's Memory
You've lost a loved one and you're searching for a cremation urn that is unique, unlike all the others. An initial online search may reveal a myriad of resources, however the same urns appear on most of them. This article offers some advice on how to refine your search to find the perfect
Funeral Homes Can Help You Through a Difficult Time
If you've lost a loved one, the services of well-run funeral homes can help you get through this difficult time. Select a reputable mortuary with a compassionate staff.
On Death and Dying - Three Signs That Your Loved One is Approaching the Final Months of Life
Identifying when when a loved one is approaching the final months of life, although difficult, has many benefits. It helps us to make plans that will assure their comfort in their final days.In participating in their care, we will have the opportunity to thank them for what they have given to us in