The Art of Cloisonne Cremation Urns
Cloisonné urns are classic works of art created using an ancient mosaic technique that has been in practice for hundreds of years. No one knows who first practiced this technique of...
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A Special Memorial Keepsake – Before Death and After Loss
Memorial keepsakes come in many forms. Traditionally they are purchased or prepared for the bereaved after someone dies. But consider a keepsake prepared before one dies for those left behind....
Celebrities Who Were Cremated: They’re Just Like Us
Tabloids often tout that celebrities are just like us – they live and die in largely the same way as we do. Celebrities and their families also face the same...
A Rainbow Memorial
How are LGBT couples treated by medical staff when a partner is ill or dying? Many LGBT couples are treated unfairly. Chris MacLellan is changing that.
Turn Cremation Ashes into Glass Candle Keepsakes
What makes this ash into glass product line so unique is that it gives people the opportunity to grieve their loss by tapping into their creativity. What could be more meaningful than having...
What I Learned in the Death Care Industry
We’ve all had that one experience that changes us forever. Sometimes for better, sometimes worse. Maybe it made you question everything or maybe it made you a bit numb. Perhaps...
The Funeral Rule
In 2012 in response to complaints made about funeral home practices, the federal government instituted national rules designed to prevent funeral homes from taking advantage of grieving families. Now we...
Good Grief
The death of a spouse or a loved one is an emotionally challenging experience. While we welcome feelings of joy at the birth of a child, we often push away...
Cremation Trend Growing in the United States
Cremation is becoming more acceptable and is recognized as an inexpensive and versatile way to allow families and friends to honor their loved ones in many unique ways. Paralleling that...
Buried at Sea – Resting in an Artificial Coral Reef
How about considering a coral reef as one’s final resting place? Artificial reefs can now act as an urn for water burials keeping the cremation ashes safe amongst the sea...
Cremation, Conflicts, and Directives
More people live longer today than ever before. This is largely due to advances in medicine and in public health. Not only are people living longer, more people are staying...
Why Losing a Parent Makes You Feel Like A Child – Even When You’re All Grown Up
Losing a parent when we’re young enough to still need their hands-on care is like being adrift in the ocean without a lifejacket. For babies, toddlers, and children, it’s a...