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Five steps to consider when planning your funeral

Many people choose to plan their funerals well in advance of their death. Not only does this ease the burden on family members at the time of death, but it ensures that they know your wishes in advance. Here are five steps to consider when planning your funeral. Have a conversation One of the hardest parts

12Nov

Caring for Yourself When You’re Caring for Someone Ill

Taking care of yourself when a loved one needs you may seem like a selfish idea. “How could I possibly rest and enjoy myself at a time like this?” you may ask. It may be hard for you to see how taking care of yourself benefits the person you are caring for as well. But if you have ever experienced the cursory

15Oct

Handling the Heartbreak When a Baby Dies

These are the voices of parents of some of the many thousands of children who are stillborn, who die as newborns, or who succumb to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome each year. These tragic deaths leave parents with shattered dreams, empty arms, disbelief, and deep pain. They are left with many difficult decisions and

24Jul

When a Loved One’s Care Decisions Are in Your Hands

Few of us are prepared for the enormous challenge of making choices for another adult. Unlike children, adults have their preferences, habits, and goals fairly well established, and they are notoriously resistant to giving up control. No matter how well we think we know someone, there are all sorts of finishing

14May

Humor – It Helps Us as We Age

Even though old age is a fact of life, the truth is, we haven’t learned to cope with the mounting years all that well. When we’re young, old age seems a lifetime away, and being old doesn’t sound like an exciting prospect. Partly this is the fault of our youth-obsessed culture. But partly, we “old-timers”

16Apr

Dealing With All the “Stuff” After a Loved One Dies

Sorting through the belongings of a loved one can bring up many issues: pain of past hurts, sadness of hopes unrealized, anger over decisions made about an inheritance or a cherished item. Dealing with the stuff becomes a responsibility for someone after each person dies. Perhaps in this case, that person

18Feb

A Lenten Journey Through Grief

If there ever was a season designed to help us move through grief after a loved one’s death, that season would be Lent. Just like the stages of grief we all must go through, Lent involves a series of passages: from darkness to light, loss to gain, fear to trust, sorrow to joy, and ultimately, from death to life.

01Jan

The Serenity Prayer

God grant me serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and wisdom to know the difference. Living one day at a time, enjoying one moment at a time. Accepting hardship as a pathway to peace. Taking, as Jesus did, this sinful world as it is,

04Sep

Bearing the Special Grief of Suicide

The suicide of someone you care about is a devastating tragedy. It happens in the best of families and to the best of people, shattering the lives of the shocked survivors. In many ways, suicide is one of the most difficult deaths to mourn. As you mourn the death of your friend or loved one, you probably feel a

07Aug

When a Teen Is Grieving

Teens face many pressures, decisions, and problems as a normal part of growing up. When a death or other major loss occurs, it can turn their lives upside down. Aside from the death of a friend or family member, teenagers grieve other kinds of losses: changing schools, parents divorcing, friends moving away, the

Abbey Caskets’ Blog

Five steps to consider when planning your funeral

Caring for Yourself When You’re Caring for Someone Ill

Handling the Heartbreak When a Baby Dies

When a Loved One’s Care Decisions Are in Your Hands

Humor – It Helps Us as We Age

Dealing With All the “Stuff” After a Loved One Dies

A Lenten Journey Through Grief

The Serenity Prayer

Bearing the Special Grief of Suicide

When a Teen Is Grieving

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