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		<title>Half-Couch Casket vs. Full-Couch Casket</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 21:38:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Funeral practices vary throughout the United States. One of the differences is the full-couch casket and the half-couch casket. Locally, in southern Indiana, most funerals have the half-couch viewing. This is where the head end of the casket opens for viewing leaving the bottom half covered. In other parts of the country people prefer a&#160;<a href="http://www.abbeycaskets.com/archives/4086" class="read-more">Continue Reading</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Understanding Probate</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:50:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[While just about every adult has heard of probate, many have no clear idea of exactly what it is and why steps should be taken to ease or avoid it. A simple explanation: When you die, you leave behind your estate, which consists of your assets (all of your money, property, belongings, etc.) and all&#160;<a href="http://www.abbeycaskets.com/archives/4066" class="read-more">Continue Reading</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Let&#039;s talk about death.</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 18:33:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[“I know this is gross...” “I know this is morbid...” “If I die...”  One thing that all people have in common is the fact that someday we will die. It’s a part of living. From the moment we are born, we are dying. And yet it is one of the most difficult conversations to start&#160;<a href="http://www.abbeycaskets.com/archives/4056" class="read-more">Continue Reading</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Ways to Cope with Holiday Grief</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 20:54:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Holiday season can be an emotional and stressful time, especially after the loss of a loved one. Here are six ways to make your season a little easier. Spend time with people who restore your spirits. Your family and friends understand that you are hurting this holiday season. Surround yourself with people who love&#160;<a href="http://www.abbeycaskets.com/archives/4045" class="read-more">Continue Reading</a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Holidays After Losing a Loved One</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 16:07:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays are usually a joyful season, a time for traditional family gatherings that become a source of countless treasured memories for years to come. Ironically, that’s also what can make the holidays so difficult after the loss of loved one. When lingering grief meets the feelings of happiness that are often&#160;<a href="http://www.abbeycaskets.com/archives/4034" class="read-more">Continue Reading</a>]]></description>
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		<title>CareNotes Help You Find the Words</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Nov 2011 00:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When friends or loved ones are dealing with a painful loss, it’s often a struggle to find the right words of comfort. We may be afraid of saying too little … or too much … and sometimes the sad result is that we repress our instinct to reach out and instead say almost nothing at&#160;<a href="http://www.abbeycaskets.com/archives/4009" class="read-more">Continue Reading</a>]]></description>
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		<title>All Saints Day and All Souls Day</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2011 16:57:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Right after our children celebrate Halloween in all its candy-collecting glory, the Catholic community takes pause to celebrate a far more significant kind of glory – that recognized by the Church with All Saints Day and All Souls Day. All Saints Day has been celebrated on Nov. 1 for more than a thousand years. It&#160;<a href="http://www.abbeycaskets.com/archives/3963" class="read-more">Continue Reading</a>]]></description>
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		<title>The importance of having a living will</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2011 20:59:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s not just the elderly who should seriously think about having a living will. Adults of any age can be unexpectedly incapacitated when they have reached a potential end-of-life medical crossroads. A living will makes clear your wishes during times when you cannot speak for yourself – for instance, if you are in a coma.&#160;<a href="http://www.abbeycaskets.com/archives/3935" class="read-more">Continue Reading</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Your Consumer Rights When Planning a Funeral</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2011 14:40:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Planning a funeral is not something most of us do very often – and when we do, it’s almost always on a tight time frame and under emotional duress. So it’s perfectly understandable if we feel unprepared in terms of knowing what to expect, hope for, and demand in the process. When you go to&#160;<a href="http://www.abbeycaskets.com/archives/3913" class="read-more">Continue Reading</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Pre-planning a funeral</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2011 18:48:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When dealing with the death of a loved one, those left behind can be overwhelmed by their grief, finding it difficult to focus on even the most routine tasks. Why leave them with the enormous challenge of hurriedly organizing your funeral? By pre-planning your funeral, you are able to personalize your own farewell while sparing&#160;<a href="http://www.abbeycaskets.com/archives/3329" class="read-more">Continue Reading</a>]]></description>
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