We are a full service preneed and cemetery care fund management company in business exclusively for the death care industry.
Forbidden fruit creates many jams. You might be asking yourself, “What the heck does that have to do with preneed?” Maybe nothing. I love fortune cookie quotes and I thought it was a catchy way to start another article on preneed. I was hoping to stop you from turning the page; Did it work? Maybe…
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How does a holiday song from the early 50’s find its way into controversy? Some say it is a simple flirtatious song while others feel it is a song about date rape. What are your thoughts? Have we gone too far in worrying about offending others? Are we way too sensitive? Or are we totally…
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It is hard for me to believe it is almost a year since I found out I was BRCA1 positive. For those of you who haven’t read Part I and Part II of my story, beingBRCA1 positive means I have a gene that makes me predisposed to both ovarian and breast cancer. As I get…
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I was under the impression that there were only givers and takers in this world. Imagine my intrigue when I discovered there are also matchers. To better understand this concept, I scanned the internet and found a variety of tests that can be taken to determine which of these three types best describes a person.…
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Funny, how it’s so easy to procrastinate when you need to make difficult, life-changing decisions – like maybe prearranging one’s funeral, wink-wink. It’s as if I don’t make the decision, the problem will go away. I am sure a few of you know exactly what I am talking about. A very close friend of mine…
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When coming up with ideas on subjects to write about I never know which experience will bring inspiration. Today I was speaking with a funeral director who was explaining how a family had come to her regarding a prearrangement that had been set up with another funeral home. READ MORE…
You remember that exact moment when someone told you something and you truly hoped it was an April Fool’s joke? It happened to me on Halloween this past year while I stood in front of our booth in the middle of the National Funeral Directors Association convention hall in Boston. READ MORE…
Personally, I never made enough money to demand or require a prenuptial agreement, I am a funeral director and unlike what the general public believes, “I don’t make a lot of money.” A few of the men I dated most likely would have demanded one, not because I look like someone that would have taken…
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As the holidays fast approach, I find myself –as many others do –remembering those who are nolonger with us. How many times have each of us lost someone close and had to take care of theirfinal wishes? While everyone close to you is looking for you to make him or her feel better, or havethe…
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What stands out about your funeral home? I know there are days when we feel we’re on the proverbial hamster wheel, doing the same old thing for the families we serve. What do we need to do to bring it to the next level? Many believe the future rides on that drawer full of prefunded…
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