Having to choose the way that your body or the body of a loved one will be handled during a funeral can be a challenging and unpleasant task. While it can be easy to simply choose a traditional burial to minimize the time that you must spend on this topic, there are several appealing benefits of cremation that may be worth considering as you make this important decision. You Can Avoid The Need For A Casket…
Read More »While you’re dealing with your grief and are focused on making arrangements with funeral homes after the death of a loved one, you, unfortunately, have one more thing to consider — the risk of a home break-in. In what society may consider one of the worst types of property crimes, criminals occasionally target the homes of family members when they’re attending a funeral service. You don’t want to skip the funeral service in order to stay at home and protect it, so you’ll need to take a series of preventative steps that can reduce the risk of this unpleasant surprise upon arriving home.…
Read More »Teaching children about the traditions of death typically happens slowly. Most kids don’t have to face a devastating loss early in life, so they can learn about the tough topic of death as they discover it. However, sometimes a child faces the death of a beloved friend or family member and may even want to be part of a funeral of a loved one. If you are trying to decide how to best include children in the funeral for your loved one, consider the following tips.…
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