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1: Memorial Services: Using Poems and Untraditional Methods to Remember Someone's Life Date: Oct 18th 2007

Celebrating the life of a loved one can be done in different ways. This article discusses a variety of memorial and funeral options that families may want to consider as they grieve for their loved one.


2: Condolence Letters: Sending Words of Encouragement to a Loved One Date: Sep 17th 2007

When a friend or family member has lost someone dear to them, it is always a good idea to send a condolence letter to encourage them. This article provides some guidelines on how to write a proper, thoughtful condolence letter to someone grieving over their loss.


3: When Tragedy Strikes Date: Aug 10th 2007

Life is full of surprises. Tragedies can shatter anybody's emotional balance. It is important that we keep family ties and other relationships tight, and surround ourselves with people who will always be there to reassure us, affirm us and comfort us in times of life's great surprises.


4: Incident at the Morgue Date: Aug 6th 2007

An eerie silence surrounded us. I saw white figures in a dimly lit room. Ghostly shapes were veiled as white silhouettes, similar to being covered by white sheets on a moonlit night. I was dismantling the switch when I recalled the dream in full detail. Events that unravel first in a dream to precede the actual sequence throw a large wrench into the machinery of ordinary science.


5: Monuments and memorials selection Date: Jun 25th 2007

There are many memorial monument dealers selling headstones to the public. The most important thing in finding a good monument dealer is to know what each one has to offer. There are different kinds of professionals & amateurs of each.


6: Unique Ideas for a Cremated Remains Scattering Ceremony and Establishing Lasting Memories Date: Jun 20th 2007

The following paragraphs will describe how one individual used the cremation ceremony to pay respect and honor the memory of her loved one in a unique way.


7: Burial Insurance Buying Guide Date: Apr 11th 2007

Death may seem so morbid to discuss in any given situation, but because it is a fact, some people have thought to generate profit from that concept instead...


8: How To Minimize Probate Costs Date: Apr 11th 2007

Most people think that dying is the easiest way out for someone who wants to be rid of the legal processes and the costs involved in such processes...


9: Understanding Wills And Probates Date: Apr 11th 2007

Many believe mistakenly that only affluent individuals should be concerned with leaving wills. If you care for your family and dependents, leaving your will or testament shall ensure that theyll be taken care of even after your death...


10: Funeral Poems Date: Mar 12th 2007

Using language to express your loss and help you heal


11: Will You Survive The Next 20 Years Date: May 25th 2006

If you can survive the next 20 years you may just live forever.


12: Why Do We Experience Grief Date: May 25th 2006

Everyone is familiar with feelings of grief. These feelings range from mild, momentary unhappiness to feelings of intense and acute emotional suffering that take a long time to heal. These feelings can be caused by disappointment, discouragement, fustration, trouble, difficulty, a sense of futility, deep regret or some specific loss, disaster, misfortune, accident, or mishap.


13: Knowledge of Gods Love Date: May 24th 2006

It is both a wonderful and terrible aspect of God's love that when we lose someone we love, the deep pain we feel can draw us closer to God, the author of life and death. As Christians all our relationships are a triangle, with one another and God at the head. Our deepest selves are connected to one another and to God because it is in Him we live and love and have our true being.


14: Of Death, Dying and the Possibility of a Hereafter Date: May 20th 2006

Discussion by a cardiologist of how both he and a dying patient had a spiritual experience which convinced him that death is a transition, not an ending.


15: The Mourning Process Date: May 18th 2006

I think we, no, I should say I, often forget that grieving is an extremely individual process. No one can really experience grief in the way I do, and no one can experience it in the way you do.


16: The Stages of Grief Date: May 17th 2006

Elizabeth Kubler Ross wrote about the five stages of catastrophic loss in her book,” On Death and Dying”. While she was speaking to the terminally ill patient, most people have found that the stages she defines work as well for almost any kind of grief.


17: Enduring Love Date: May 17th 2006

It is a mystery — how in the midst of my husband's dying I can feel our shared love, our shared lives so poignantly and passionately while simultaneously withdrawing emotional energy from our relationship.



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