Scattering ashes on the sea has become a much more popular method of burial. It’s not just that it is much less expensive. Traditional values that used to require a land burial are changing. In times past, most families would live in the same area where they were born for their whole life. Generations were [...]
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Tyler Fraser interviews Mike Belsito, cofounder of efuneral.com, an online platform bringing families and funeral homes together. In this episode, we learn about the benefits of efuneral.com and discover the various ways families, funeral homes, hospitals and hospice care facilities can utilize efuneral.com to ensure themselves, and those they assist, the most beneficial experience possible. [...]
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After receiving the cremated remains of a loved one, you have many options. You can keep cremains in a beautiful urn at home. You can scatter ashes in places of special meaning. You can turn cremated remains into pieces of art or jewelry. While all good options, they lack a certain level of permanence. Future [...]
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As a chaplain, my role is not to mandate religious doctrine, force individuals into specific choices or even advocate a particular lifestyle or worldview. Rather, the focus of chaplaincy care tends to be on facilitating the ability of individuals to articulate their own goals and values, and helping them uncover, navigate, translate and resolve some [...]
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Why is it video game characters get all the glory in death? And when they die in horrific ways, they get second… third… and fourth chances at dying with grace? Even Pac-Man knows how to die, giving us a spinning dance when he’s devoured by ghosts. And when Tidus finally drowns in Negslug acid, he [...]
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Tyler Fraser discusses scattering ashes in this podcast. He reviews the details of various scattering methods, including scattering on land, fresh and saltwater regulation requirements and scattering in the air. This episode tells how to get information about legally scattering ashes on private property, public land and national and state parks. He also interviews Captain [...]
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Have you ever wondered what to do with cremated remains? With the annual number of cremations in the United States rapidly closing in on one million people, we’re generating literally tons of cremated remains, a.k.a. cremains, every year. What can you do with your loved ones’ powdered bone fragments? More than you’d think! The top [...]
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