Some years ago while working in the rental housing industry, our staff came across a box of cremated remains. The box was found in a basement storage unit. We were...

Human cultures all over the world have unique traditions and rituals to honor and remember our loved ones after they pass. But in many ways men and women are still...

Following the death of her beloved Prince Albert in 1861, Queen Victoria spent the next 40 years memorializing her husband in unique ways. Little did she know that she turned...

When asking how much you should pay for a cremation urn, consider asking instead how much you want to pay and can afford.

Giving a sympathy gift is more common today, especially when dropping off a covered dish of warm comfort food isn’t possible.

What to do with your mom’s ashes? There are as many answers to this question as there are people! As our stories illustrate, there are countless ways to honor your mom,...

Traditional burials entail using toxic embalming chemicals that prevent decomposition and reintegration into the earth. Scattering cremated remains reintroduces the body’s minerals back into nature. But how can our death...

George Eliot is recognized for saying, “The golden moments in the stream of life rush past us, and we see nothing but sand; the angels come to visit us, and we only know them when...