Today, many families live in transience. Jobs and wanderlust have us town hopping. It used to be that generation after generation lived and died in the same area, but that’s no longer the case. It used to be that families had almost a family-type bond with their local funeral director. Now, families have a closer […]
Today is Ash Wednesday. And whether or not you consider yourself apart of the Christian church, there’s value to be learned from “Ash Wednesday.” Ash Wednesday isn’t suppose to be comfortable. It’s a day when the Christian church takes repentance public. A day when something usually reserve for the private sphere gets pushed into the public sphere. […]
It was late summer. I had worked a 70 hour week, capped off with a Saturday funeral that lasted (viewing to burial) 7 hours (most last 3 hours). I got home at five, settled in by watching Penn State football and then my cell phone rang. “Caleb,” it was my grandfather’s voice, “we have a […]
Every time tragedy strikes, the swindlers come out in drovers. In fact, a couple scam artists set up fake charitable organizations during the Sandy Hook School Shooting and were taking “donations” for the families of the victims. There are few words to describe the awful level of humanity one must adopt to scam those experiencing tragedy. And […]
Today’s guest post is written by Patricia Fitchett. ***** The funeral home that I work for is a big proponent of personalization. We even have the word “Options” right in our title. I have found from working in the funeral business for over 13 years that no funeral is exactly the same as another. Even if […]