Tag Archives: Funeral

What can the Funeral Consumers Alliance do for you? An Interview with Marjorie Bridges

Marjorie Bridges informs us on the many resources that the FCA provides to help plan funeral and memorial services
Posted on April 19, 2014 by Kimberly Lane (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

Today SevenPonds talks with Marjorie Bridges, who has been an active volunteer with Funeral Consumers Alliance of San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties for 15 years. A former president of the FCA and its sister non-profit, Funeral Education Foundation, lately she … Continue reading →

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3 Gems of Wisdom on Planning for Death & a Home Funeral

Home funeral guide and End of Life Consultant Sally Shannon’s on home funeral planning
Posted on April 12, 2014 by MaryFrances Knapp (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

Sally Shannon’s three tips on planning for death and home funerals: 1) Know Yourself: Be clear about why you are making the choice for a home funeral, whether your values are spiritual, political, financial, etc., and consider the tasks that … Continue reading →

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Healing Touches: Planning a Memorial or Funeral

Comforting, creative touches to add to your memorial planning checklist
Posted on April 5, 2014 by MaryFrances Knapp (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

1) Celebrate Color The traditional funeral color scheme may be black on black (maybe grey), but your loved one experienced a unique and vibrant life – so why not bring some color into their service? Why not plan a memorial … Continue reading →

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Bali Fire Burials

Exploring the Balinese's liberation of the soul through fire and water
Posted on March 6, 2014 by Gabriella Zink (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

All around the world, people practice their own funerary customs and traditions. Some cultures practice air sacrifices, some practice cave burials – but people from Bali, Indonesia, combine religion and cremation in a ritual known as the fire burial. Through fire burial, … Continue reading →

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What if you met your best friend at a funeral?

Clip from the 1971 classic film "Harold and Maude"
Posted on February 21, 2014 by Zoë Byrne (Editor in Chief, SevenPonds)

More from Laughter is Medicine: “I have never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries with great pleasure.” “I want to die like my father, peacefully in his sleep, not screaming and terrified, like his passengers.” Some People … Continue reading →

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Love in the Language of Flowers

A look at how floriography conveys different messages of love through the gift of flowers
Posted on February 13, 2014 by Kimberly Lane (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

Valentine’s Day is right around the corner and for every box of chocolate or card exchanged, there will be an insurmountable number of roses and other floral bouquets gifted to loved ones in celebration of this day of love. It … Continue reading →

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