How to Help a Child Through Losing a Parent
Losing a parent is never easy. The loss can be especially difficult for children under 18 to understand. Here are a few tips to help your little one (and yourself) make it through that difficult experience.
Category: Loss
Should My Child Attend a Funeral?
The death of a loved one is tough- whether to take your little one to the funeral just adds to the difficulty. If you're struggling with the idea of taking your child to a funeral, consider these ideas.
Is Final Expense Insurance Right for Me?
At a certain point in your life, you have to start considering financing your funeral expenses through insurance. Burial insurance will assist your loved ones with financing your funeral after you're gone.
Category: Funeral
Staying Busy After a Loss
Dealing with the death of a close friend or family member can be incredibly trying. It might be tempting to give in to your grief and sink into it- but it is important to stay active and busy after such a big loss.
Category: Loss
Journeying to Valhalla: Asatru Funerary Traditions
Many cultures from all over the world believe in an afterlife where the dead can go to rest. Some ancient Norse people hoped to find themselves in Valhalla, a realm where those deemed worthy resided with the all-father d ...
Unique Funeral Ceremonies of Different Religions
Every single major religion throughout history has placed huge significance on dying and what comes after death. Whether a religion believes in an afterlife or reincarnation, each religion has guidelines for how to condu ...
Category: Get Ordained Funeral Ceremonies
Death Doulas: Caring Approaches to End-of-Life Planning
Whether we’re facing the ends of our lives or we’re pondering our own mortality, it’s easy to feel vulnerable, uncertain, lost, or even afraid. Many people find that death isn’t an easy subject to ...
Frequently Asked Questions About Planning a Funeral
Planning a funeral is not a fun task for anyone. Sorting through the emotions involved in losing a loved one can be difficult enough, and needing to plan a funeral on top of that can really complicate things. Still, it ...
Living Funerals: A New Type of Send-Off
The commonly repeated axiom that funerals benefit the living more than the dead may have some truth to it, especially if you consider loved ones’ need for closure. Yet what if you hold a funeral for someone while h ...
How to Officiate at a Funeral Service
A funeral service addresses what may be a universal need to say goodbye through ceremony. Most religions follow their own practices regarding services, but ceremonial differences may have as much to do with cultural ...
Category: Funeral Ceremonies Loss