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Fri, 14 Nov 2014 18:59:31 +0000

[…] as a funeral home employee, we know you’re always looking for different and unique ways to help your families celebrate life. So why not broaden your horizons and learn about the ways other cultures celebrate their loved […]

By: Dally Messenger III

Dally Messenger III — Sun, 14 Sep 2014 22:30:39 +0000

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As a celebrant, 2000 funerals on my CV – death is dreadful business – I have tried all the above (well not quite all).
Gimmicks a good funeral doth not make.
And if a person is truly loved we need to grieve. We mourn for the dead.
Home they brought her warrior dead
She nor swooned
Nor uttered cry
All her maidens watching said
She must weep
Or she will die

This very week an acquaintance of mine died leaving instructions – “no funeral”. You can feel the frustration in the guts.
And what does make a funeral wherein people are really consoled and helped to grieve.
A tribute well prepared – many many hours of hard work.
There is no such thing as a short cut to a funeral that works.
And if you want someone to do it well (a funeral celebrant) you must separate the arrangement from the Funeral Director and pay them reasonably by the hour.
This is not a “fun” business as everyone who has experienced the death of someone truly loved, knows.

By: Dave Savage

Dave Savage — Sat, 13 Sep 2014 17:17:33 +0000

On our website and upcoming book we include lots of ways to add meaning and heart to a memorial or funeral service or even a small ceremony. Adding a bit of honoring ceremony before a party begins also is valuable as an emotional bridge.

When family gathers for caregiving and remembrance is also a wonderful time to bring our a video camera and share stories, family history, talents and wisdom as a generational legacy.. Our website also includes videos and lists of questions and advice to encourage you to do this. Check out our site and send us an email to be added to our book launch announcement list.

For the funeral industry, we will also be offering private label – custom content editions to use for client gifts and staff training.
And we’re looking for relevant articles from others to add to our website.

Dave Savage in Atlanta – HeartfeltMemorialServices.com

By: Paul Hayes

Paul Hayes — Fri, 12 Sep 2014 22:31:43 +0000

I was visiting with a couple about pre-arranging who said they wanted to be cremated. Inquiring if they had thought about what they want to be done with their cremains, the woman immediately said she knew what she wanted if her time came before her husbands. She continued that she had already given her best friend a key to the house and enough money to go to Walmart and buy a gallon of white ceiling paint, a roller, roller tray, and drop cloth, and her friend has promised to mix her ashes in the paint and repaint the master bedroom ceiling.