Leaving Something in the Casket
Posted on November 12, 2021 by | Leave a comment
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The practice of sending a deceased loved one off with objects from this earthly life is as old as mankind. Ancient Egyptians believed when a person died, they passed into “the afterlife.” Burial goods paralleled objects used in life because it was believed these same objects would be needed in the afterlife. Burial goods included […]
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Cheap Funeral Homes
Posted on October 29, 2021 by | Leave a comment
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The thing about cheap funeral homes is the business model works for them and may not necessarily work for you. You, the person who has just lost someone you love. You, the person who needs the services of a funeral home. Cheap funeral homes hang their hat on volume. They are playing the numbers. […]
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Nice Looking Funeral Home Doesn’t Mean Expensive
Posted on October 15, 2021 by | Leave a comment
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It’s not unusual for your local hometown funeral home to look better than your own home. However, that neatly mowed lawn and manicured landscape doesn’t mean expensive or out of reach. What it does mean is the people who work there pay attention to details, they care about the quality of their work, and they […]
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Five Tips to Help You Stop Procrastinating About Planning Your Funeral
Posted on September 3, 2021 by | Leave a comment
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Set a Deadline I’ll get this done … before my birthday, before we travel, before school starts, or taxes are due. It doesn’t matter when, just set a target. It only matters that you do have a deadline, especially if you are a habitual procrastinator. Get In Touch with Your “WHY” Something […]
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Core Values and Funeral Decisions
Posted on June 25, 2021 by | Leave a comment
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From Birth to Funeral … The Best Decisions are Based on a Person’s Individual Values. There are lots of labels out there. There are categories we are placed in by others or designations we choose on our own. We are male or female, brown, black, or white, boomers or millennials, Baptist, Methodist, Lutheran, republican or […]
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