Life in the Garden

Matters of Life and Death

Memorial Service Ideas

Obituaries- Light and Dark

Many of the obituaries that appear in our local paper are brief, and often testimonies to the deceased’s acceptance of Jesus as their personal savior. Here in the Meth Capitol of the World, the family of Jody Jones used the obituary as a platform for drug awareness. Our hearts go out to the family.

Jody Lee Jones August 13, 1972 – November 2, 2009 Jody L. Jones passed away November 2, 2009, t 8:10 a.m., in his mother’s home, after a long illness of hepatitis C, contracted from long term intravenous methamphetamine use. Jody is survived by one daughter, Chastity M. Jones; his mother, Georgia Boutelle; three sisters, Billie Miller, Belinda Jackson, and Kerry Miller, who were caring for him until his tragic end; and numerous nieces, nephews and friends. Jody left us at the early age of 37 years, due to liver and organ failure from hep C and other side effects from long term meth use. It is our prayer and hope that maybe by sharing this, a message or example can be sent to others who may be considering this life choice, are maybe already have, to just please think about it and try to find help before meth takes you out too, because it is truly a tragedy for a family to watch someone they love killing themselves. For years to be fighting for a last breath or a last ounce of life when it’s just to late. In Loving Memory of our Jody (before meth). Memorial services are pending.

On the flip side in Florida, the family of Bob Garrett planned a memorial service at Disney World for the aging mouseketeer, and rode his favorite rides in his memory.

They scattered some ashes around a brick he donated, at the entrance to the Magic Kingdom, and behind a statue of Mickey on Main Street USA.

“It’s where he wanted to spend eternity,” said his wife.

Source:

Catholic Doctrine Rejects Scattering of Ashes

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ROME:

The Italian Bishops’ Conference is preparing to publish updated norms on funeral rites including cremation and the burial of ashes.

The manual, which will be reviewed and approved by the bishops’ conference in Assisi on November 9,  will explain that Catholic doctrine does not oppose cremation but rejects the practice of storing ashes of loved ones at home.  The document will stress that this is a violation of the work of mercy that obliges Catholics to provide a holy burial to the dead.

Keeping the ashes of the dead at home does away with the important rite of accompanying the deceased to the cemetery, “which unites the community of believers.”  Burying the ashes at a cemetery, the “place of the dead,” is what makes most sense, the bishops will add.

Scattering the ashes, according to the Italian bishops, is based on a pagan ritual that supposedly symbolized the union of the deceased with “the great soul of mother earth,” and is contrary to the Christian obligation, established by the Lord Jesus himself, to bury the dead.

Continue reading “Church in Italy to issue clarification on cremation”

Spirits in the City

We’re strolling the grounds in NYC, here’s a few links to the garden goodness we’ve discovered.

Guerrilla garden in Greenpoint:

The Momma Tree in Spanish Harlem.

Shelly’s Memorial Garden in Greenwich Village.

Strawberry Fields in Central Park.

Egyptian Pyramid Urns

Egyptian Pyramid Keepsake Urn

We’ve just released our new Egyptian Pyramid Urn. Sculpted and produced in cold-cast resin, the Pyramid Urn can be used as a keepsake or a cremation urn for a small pet.

Other timeless Egyptian pyramid urn styles include the adult size in wood, with other materials like bronze and granite available.

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Urn Garden Egyptian Urns

 

Mother of Pearl! Discount Urns

We’ve cut the prices on many of our solid brass urns. Families can get an urn for ashes for less than $100, a tremendous value when planning a funeral or memorial service. Many are solid brass cremation urns with secure a threaded lid and work well for burial at the cemetery or attractive enough to keep in the home.  Some styles have matching keepsake urns for families that plan to share or scatter some of the ashes.

Our beautiful Mother of Pearl Urn can be personalized with an engraved medallion.

Mother of Pearl Cremation Urns

In addition to adult urns and cremation keepsakes, our affordable cremation jewelry is another creative way to create a memorial for your loved one. You don’t have to spend a ton of money to create something nice that will honor the one you love.

Urn Garden Cremation Urns