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Differences in Grave Marker Materials
When you come to deciding on a grave marker, you should bear in mind that it will become a permanent fixture. This is why it is vital that you choose the right marker. Headstones can be expensive and are actually the most expensive element of a funeral.
Planning a Funeral With the Funeral Director in Your Community
Contemplate this; a funeral home is in the business of organizing one of the most critical days of a person's lifetime. Who is the funeral director in your community? You may not be ready to die but when it happens, neither is your household ready for the grief that follows. Funeral Directors i
The Charity I See at Charity Auctions (Or, How Mr. X Taught Us a Lesson in Compassion)
Sometimes it's the small auctions that birth the nicest stories.In this true account, one benefit auctioneer tells how a Mr. X's two purchases at an art auction had everyone whispering after the event.
Bible Readings for Life Verses
Part of the funeral service ceremony or program can include meaningful funeral scripture verses read fromthe Holy Bible. The deceased may have had a favorite or life verse that was written inside their Bible or notebook. It's a nice addition to their funeral or memorial service to include such
Matters of Life and Death
Having a brother who is a foreign correspondent for a news channel means having to get used to hearing things like 'I'll call you in a bit, there's a rebel checkpoint ahead' on an ordinary day. He's in eastern Ukraine now, uncovering details on the horrible fate of Malaysian
How to Take Out a Funeral Plan
Funerals can be expensive and very traumatic for the people burying a loved one. A funeral plan is a sure fire way to ensure that your family will not be liable for the costs of your funeral.
Eulogy Sample As a Helpful Tool
Humans are allowed to live in the realm of the mortals for only a specified time. At any moment, the Creator can claim the life of any individual. Such process of course varies. There are those who die out of old age, some die in their sleep, others from accidents, while some die because of illnesse
Memorial Society
A memorial society is generally a non-profit organization that is started by individuals, churches and organizations to aid people help find reasonable priced funerals for their loved one. They do not offer funeral services but serve families to find death care services and may even work with some f
A Few Ways To Help In Coping With A Sibling's Suicide
There are several reasons as to why a person may choose to end his/her life, but most often than not, it is because he/she wants the pain, whether physically and/or emotionally, to end. However, while their immediate problem will come to an end, they will have inflicted terrible pain on their loved
Are You Ready for Heaven: 5 Reasons To Be Prepared Today
We all love to talk about heaven. What will heaven be like? Do I get to fly? What time does God do dinner? Are there pets in heaven? These are all wonderful questions, but the real question is "Are you ready to go to heaven today?" I'm not talking about sin and the other alternative t
Funeral Readings - A Form of Emotional Relief for the Grieving Family
But did you know that funeral readings can help you get through the pain of it all? Yes, it can have a cathartic effect especially if it is beautifully and sensibly expressed. When readings are done during the funeral, the bereaved spirit of the grieving family is uplifted.
Five Tips for Writing a Eulogy
You've been asked to deliver a relative's eulogy and you don't know how to begin writing it, let alone how you will cope with delivering the speech in front of all your friends and family. This article gives you five easy tips which will see you through from the first preparation to t
A Military Funeral Service
A military funeral service can be provided for anyone who has been in the military or was currently serving his or her country at the time of death. The choice to have a military funeral service is decided upon by the families. More often than not, families opt to have a military memorial serv
Funeral Flowers
If you are arranging a memorial or funeral service, you will need to consider purchasing flowers to used at the church, funeral home or grave site. You will also need to arrange for transporting the flowers that others will send to you or the bereaved family members.
Where to Get Great Funeral Eulogy Examples
There are millions of eulogies written and read every year. Some of them are quite sad, while others are uplifting. Deciding how to write a eulogy can be a really hard.
Burial Alternatives
A Burial, interment or inhumation is a part of any funeral service where the deceased's body is buried into the ground. These practices are oftened used to as a form of respect to the dead and also as a means of performing a closure to the deceased's family and friends. Other methods inclu
Digital Estate Funeral Plans
You may have given thought to what happens when you die, but have you given digital death much thought, if any? Given today's memorial service technology, as well as our lives becoming increasingly digital, funeral plans are starting to include plans for our online personas when we die.
Do We Really Need a Eulogy Sample?
We are all humans who were created to live in a mortal world and who are expected to be with the Omnipotent in the right time. No one actually knows if when the right time is. Thus, it is somehow hard to accept when one of our loved ones has died instantly. This is actually the moment when questions
An Author's Tribute - The Passing of a Hero
God takes those home that He can no longer love from a distance. My Dad is at home. His legacy to us is God; the beliefs, the commitments, the dedication to serve God that we have all grown to cherish and have such an eternal hope and perspective in.
Sample Eulogies
Eulogies can be a difficult responsibility for a funeral. Here are some helpful hints when using sample eulogies as a resource.