It’s important to remember, especially for those of us in the funeral profession, that life in all its circumstances (including death) is bizarre. People are quirky, life is short, and just as there are times for deep pondering on the meaning of it all, there are also times for sitting back and laughing at it all.
10 Ways to Create a Unique Keepsake Memory Box
Keepsake memory boxes are a great way to collect into one place all those little tokens, trinkets, and treasures you want to keep to remember your loved one. There are tons of options out there (you could spend days just browsing the memory box collection on Etsy), so we thought it would be helpful to list our favorite 10 ways to create a unique keepsake memory box in honor of your dearly beloved.
14 Funeral Urn Memorial Service Table Arrangement Ideas
The cremation urn is a natural centerpiece for the memorial service table at the front of the funeral event center. But you probably don’t want to just set the urn in the middle of a simple tablecloth – this is an opportunity to showcase the unique personality of your loved one.
10 Best Cowboy Cremation Urns for Ashes
Cowboy Cremation Urns are the ideal memorial tribute for a cattle-ropin’, horse-ridin’, boot wearin’, all-American cowboy. Below we’ve collected ten different cremation urns with themes and designs which can be meaningful as a representation of the life and passions of your beloved cowboy.
Flower Urns for Ashes to Honor the Gardener or Flower Lover
“Anthophilia” is the love of flowers. Below, we have selected the very best flower cremation urns for ashes for your consideration as a memorial to your beloved gardener or flower lover.
If your wife, mother, grandmother, or other loved one was devoted to flowers, you’ll find the perfect floral tribute among our collection of flower cremation urns.
These are ideal for anyone who loved gardening, flowers in general, or a particular variety such as roses, lilies, carnations, and many other types.
15 Ideas for a Beautiful Memorial Service on a Budget
Planning a beautiful memorial service on a budget is a goal anyone can obtain. There are definitely many costs to a funeral for a loved one, but there are also many steps you can take to ensure that you get competitive prices, find affordable alternatives, and make informed choices that make sense with your funeral budget.
Here are our 15 affordable ideas to consider for a beautiful memorial service on a budget.
50 Timeless Epitaph Quotes for Cremation Urns
Adding an inscription to your loved one’s cremation urn is a beautiful way to add a personalized touch to honor their memory.
Here are fifty timeless epitaph quotes for cremation urns, to give you a good starting point for deciding how you would like to customize the memorial.
Funeral Poem for a Friend: When to the Sessions (Sonnet 30)
The death of a dear friend or loved one is not only a time for grief and mourning; it is also a time for remembrance. It is a time, as William Shakespeare put it in Sonnet 30, for “sessions of sweet silent thought” in which we “summon up remembrance of things past.” The joys of companionship, shared experience, and fond memories are perfectly captured and contrasted with sadness and grief in Shakespeare’s beautiful sonnet on the passing of a treasured friend.
14 Questions to Ask the Funeral Home About Cremation
Are you considering cremation, but aren’t even sure what questions to ask?
If you think you may choose cremation as the disposition method in your or a loved one’s final disposition, it’s important to know some basic information about the cremation process. There are many options, and this isn’t a topic we think about every day.
We’re here to help you get an idea of what options are available, what issues are important to you, and what services and pitfalls you should avoid.
Here are the questions to ask the funeral home about cremation.
101 Funeral Poems
Sometimes regular words are not enough. A recitation of the departed loved one’s life and accomplishments is important, but rarely captures the poetic vitality of a beautiful life. Composing your own memorial poetry is a wonderful exercise which helps you work through and express your grief and love, but rare is the person who can craft words to say exactly what they want to say.
This is where funeral poems can be extraordinarily helpful. These can vary, from reassured classics, such as Tennyson’s In Memoriam or Stevenson’s Success, or famous religious texts like Psalm 23 or Newton’s Amazing Grace, or even anonymous lines like the epitaph on an Irish tombstone: