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Planning a Funeral -
Honoring the Life of Your Loved One
As
you honor your loved one's life and spirit at a funeral, you
will find a comfort that will stay with you through the rest
of your life.
Funeral
Home Directory
These funeral homes have been individually selected and approved for this directory because they make it a priority to help you honor
and pay tribute to the life your loved one led.
Planning a Meaningful Funeral Service
Healing activities you can do to honor, celebrate, and pay tribute to your loved one at a funeral.
Sharing Memories
Gain comfort when hearing special memories that others have of your loved one. With families and friends gathered, this is a unique time to collect valuable memories from others that you will treasure forever.
Remembrance
Poems and Quotes for a Funeral or Memorial Service
View a collection of poems and quotes that help bring comfort
in this time of grief.
Why
are these remembering activities so important?
The
week before the funeral is difficult, disorienting, and a not
just a little scary. You may feel that you don't have the time
or the energy to dedicate to sharing or gathering memories others
have of your loved one.
However,
I promise you that if you dedicate a little time to
this, anything you do will bring you comfort as time goes on.
You may even be feeling rather numb right now, and in a way
that makes the process of sharing and gathering memories a little
easier, in the moment.
In
the past, funerals have always been about saying goodbye. But
in the last ten years, families have realized how important
it is to honor the life their loved one led. Keeping our memories
alive allows us to feel that our connection to our loved one
will continue. We
are no longer told to "forget" and "move on"
with our lives - our memories can and should continue to be
an important part of us forever.
Still,
you may feel you just can't do this right now - if that's the
case, think about all those friends who said to call if you
needed help with anything. This is the perfect thing to ask
for help with. It may be too hard for you to do yourself, but
someone else who knew your loved one may be much more able to
help you create something that will honor and pay tribute to
your loved one.
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