Proper Baptism Etiquette
Being dedicated or baptized at birth or even at a later time in life is a common practice in religion. The practice dates back to Biblical times; even Jesus was baptized. Generally, a dedication is when parents dedicat ...
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Cremation Up Among People Who Eschew Organized Religion
More and more people are choosing cremation funeral urn on white background The Cremation Association of North America has noticed an interesting trend. In the past 15 years, the cremation rate has doubled, most clea ...
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Common Misconceptions About Your Wedding Budget
Your wedding day is one of the most important and special days of your life and most likely the day you spend the most time planning for. There are many things you have to think about, and the to-do list seems to never ...
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A $320 Wedding Followed By Years of Debt
By all accounts, it was a beautiful wedding. There was chicken and rice for 40 and a great local band. Guests dressed in their finery and celebrated the whole day through. At the end of a happy day, Kamala Rani of Bang ...
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Fulfilling a Last Wish - the AWF
Make-A-Wish is a well known foundation that seeks to deliver spectacular, or at least memorable, experiences for children who are dying. Through the charity, kids swim with dolphins, play major league ball, and play ou ...
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You Need Cancel Your Wedding, Now What?
There is a moment of truth for many people shortly before their wedding, wherein they wonder if they are doing the right thing. The old phrase for this feeling used to be "cold feet," and it was most often chalked up t ...
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What to Discuss Before the Wedding
For some people, one of the best things about planning a big event is that it is so fabulously distracting. The weeks before a wedding, for example, can get so jam-packed with activities and tasks that there is limited ...
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Goats Head Up Congressional Cemetery Maintenance Crew
In 1997, the Congressional Cemetery on Capitol Hill landed a spot on the National Trust for Historic Preservation's list of endangered historic sites. The resting place of famed composer John Phillip Sousa, as well as ...
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Modern Bridesmaid Etiquette - Be the Bride's Right Hand
There is more to being a good bridesmaid than simply showing up. It is a great honor to be asked to be a friend's or family member's bridesmaid and bear witness to the milestone of marriage. It is also a lot of work. ...
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The New Trend of Making Funeral Videos
As funeral homes try to adapt to shifts in the ways people are addressing their own deaths and those of their loved ones, more businesses are expanding their use of technology. In New Zealand and other countries around ...
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