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Our Annual Seven Holiday Gifts for Someone Who Is Grieving, 2024 Edition: Gracious gifts that spread love and beauty -
“Making Mobiles” by Karolina Merska: An artist’s manual on how to create beautiful Polish pajaki -
“Hands Up to the Sky” by Michael Franti & Spearhead: A surprisingly upbeat song about acknowledging both loss and the beauty of life
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Author Archives: MaryFrances Knapp (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)
Our Weekly Tip: “Hearts Intertwined” Memorial Decoration
This traditional Danish heart craft is a sweet, easy project to embark upon for your next memorial ceremony
Our Tip of the Week: The Danish have long made heart shaped ornaments that deliver a homey warmth to any setting — and we think they’d be perfect for a memorial or celebration of life ceremony. Not only is the … Continue reading
French Death Traditions: A Note on the Door
A simple French death tradition calls for the community to leave a word of comfort at the door of the bereaved
The French are not shy when it comes to literary self-expression, for their cultural history, while well renowned for wine and cuisine, also boasts no shortage of creative greats. From Balzac to Jean-Paul Sartre, the country’s great writers have one … Continue reading
Our Weekly Tip: A Lesson Learned from MLK on Creating a Will
We take a look at the death of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., whose lack of a will created ongoing tension in his family.
Our Tip of the Week: We’re a big fan of O’Grady Law Group’s Estate Planning newsletter (subscribe by e-mailing john@ogradylaw.com) at SevenPonds. In anticipation of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, their most recent newsletter highlighted a little known fact of … Continue reading
Imaginary Heroes (2004) by Dan Harris
When a family's son commits suicide, they learn to live with his loss -- and with each other
“Imaginary Heroes” is director Dan Harris’s 2004 film about a family’s struggle to cope with the suicide of its youngest son. Each of the film’s characters brings a very real, complicated response to the table: there’s the mother Sandy (played … Continue reading
Teixobactin: Giving “Superbugs” a Run for Their Money?
A new antibiotic shows promising results in the fight against drug-resistant bacteria
The term “superbug” refers to any form of drug-resistant bacteria, the presence of which has become increasingly worrisome in the United States. In a recent article, TIME reported that “at least 2 million infections and 23,000 deaths” occur in the … Continue reading
Steady On: The USS Arizona Memorial, Honolulu
Reflecting on the deaths of Pearl Harbor
“I saw how easy, how fast, it is to die,” says Army veteran Edward Davis on the atmosphere of one of history’s most tragic dates, December 7th, 1941 : the attack on Pearl Harbor. Close to 2,400 people lost their … Continue reading
