Be informed. Be inspired. Celebrate your loved one.
Karen Roldan 
Memorial candles are often used in funerals, “life celebration” services, and memorial spaces at home. Something is comforting and hopeful about lighting a candle in memory of a loved one.
But what does this ritual mean? Why do people do it, and how can you incorporate candle lighting into your memorials?
In this article, we’ll explore these questions and show you some of the most meaningful and creative ways to light a candle for someone.
Today we’re going to tell you how to preserve funeral flowers, and what to do with those flowers to honor your loved one.
Friends and loved ones have sent you hundreds of dollars worth of flowers. Even though we know flowers are meant to wilt and fade away, you still want to do something with them.
As you plan and finalize the funeral for your loved one, you’ll find peace of mind once you decide on the order of service.
If you’re planning your own funeral, you get to “do it your way.” If you’re planning a funeral for your loved one, it can be tough to know what to do, what’s expected, what’s appropriate, and what your loved one might have wanted.
There are times when words are hard to find. Announcing a loved one’s funeral is one of the most difficult of those times.
You probably have a lot of questions. How do you announce the funeral? What information should be included? Is a funeral announcement the same thing as an obituary? When should you post or publish it?
Death brings out so many questions, and you have found the right place to have these questions answered.
Finding inspiration while grieving the death of a loved one can seem impossible.
But here’s an incredible truth: The fact that your loved one’s loss has hit you so hard is proof that there is something to learn from their life.
Funerals are expensive – and the costs are rising yearly.
What happens if you can’t afford a funeral or cremation? Who is responsible for paying for the funeral, anyways?
Where can you turn for help? How do you lay your loved one to rest with no money?
Continue to read and find out the answers to these questions and more.
Choosing an urn can be a difficult decision. You have to take the “final resting place” into consideration when purchasing an urn. Are you placing the urn in the ground? A niche? Keeping it at home? If you’re keeping it at home, do you want it to look like an urn?
Plus, how large should the urn be? Are you dividing the cremated remains between family members? What material should the urn be made from?
Most importantly – what will best honor your loved one’s memory?
You may have never realized how many things you need to consider. In this list, you will see some very unique and non-traditional urns. These urns don’t look like urns – and to honor your beloved, that may be the way to go!
What’s the difference between a casket and a coffin? After all, these special boxes will often be the most expensive item on your funeral planning checklist.
You’re going to want to know things like:
We’ll answer all these questions and more to help you find the casket that best suits your needs.
But first: Casket vs coffin… What’s the difference?
Personalizing your loved one’s gravesite is a wonderful way to celebrate their life. Although you are saddened by their passing, keeping their grave looking beautiful is one way to help work through your grief.
You may wonder how to decorate, what to set on the gravesite, when to change out décor, or why the cemetery may have policy is on decorating.
In this article, we will discuss all this and more. You’ll learn how to decorate a grave in a way that lasts, plus you’ll be inspired by all the creative ideas that are out there. You will also learn some tips for keeping your loved one’s grave looking fresh and beautiful.
Today we are going to address prolonged grief. Grief is one of the hardest journeys you will ever go on, and it is even harder when you feel trapped in an overwhelming sense of sadness for a very long time.
We will all walk the path of grief at least once in our lives. Whether you lose a loved one or a beloved pet, a job, a friendship, or whether going through a breakup or some other type of loss, grief is inevitable.
Have you ever felt stuck along the way? How do you get out of that “rut”? Can you recover from grief when it just seems hopeless?
I will be answering these questions and more. Continue to read and learn about prolonged grief and how to work through it.