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Celebrating the life of a loved one is a very personal and emotional experience. With all of the cremation choices, selecting an urn can be a difficult choice in the midst of a stressful time. However, selecting the correct urn is essential in creat..

For families that have chosen cremation, final disposition of the ashes is a deeply personal choice. Families that plan a burial or spread the ashes may prefer a small keepsake urn to keep dried ceremonial flowers, a small portion of ash, lock of hai..

 Raku pottery is an ancient Japanese firing process in which each urn is removed from the kiln while it's still red hot, the molten glaze is silky and glowing. The hot pottery is placed in a bed of straw or leaves in an air-tight chamber. The dry pl..

Strength and Beauty, the Benefits of a Stone Urn: Beauty Permanence Elegant Durability Dramatic colors Healing properties of minerals and gemstones. Prefect for burial or niche placement. Marble cremation urns have ..

The Celtic Knot is one of the best-known motifs in Celtic jewelry and art. The delicate twists and turns are found in ancient stone art and tattoos, in illuminated manuscripts- in fact, just about anywhere the Celtic people have traveled. Similar d..

Wood urns are extremely popular because they offer the natural beauty and warmth that is often desired in a memorial urn. Cremation urns and memory chests are available in many different non-endangered wood species and grain patterns. Unlike other cr..

Life has been compared to a series of seasons, with change being the most constant and some seasons being richer than others. A wood urn can reflect those change in seasons, as well as showcasing the awesome beauty of nature. With so many species ava..

Helpful links for veteran's benefits. A Guide to Burial at Arlington National Cemetery Dept. of Veteran Affairs, Information on burial, headstones and markers. Listing of State Veteran's Cemeteries Application for Presidential Memorial Certificate ..

Dying is expensive. When you are making funeral arrangements, by law, the funeral provider must give you an itemized statement of the total cost of the goods and services you have selected. If the funeral provider is unsure of the cost at the time, h..

I Never have been a fan of embalming, but then I realized I’d never seen embalming done well. Recently, a friend of the family passed after a long illness. At 93, in ill health, she was ready to go, she was worn out. Before she passed, this once acti..

Planning a funeral service or celebration of life ceremony can be a very difficult task, especially considering the circumstances. When something as tragic as a family member or friend passes away, the last thing you want to deal with is planning the..

Thankfully, going to the funeral home is not something we do often, the experience can be nerve wracking and the language unfamiliar. Some of the terminology you may hear at the funeral home or crematory. Cremation: the process in which a body i..