tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3080287294732307064.post7699778559878740767..comments2022-04-05T06:45:25.393-04:00Comments on With God's Help: It's a booming businessWith God's Helphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05829013347035897920noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3080287294732307064.post-39331901013478886552011-06-03T12:47:50.451-04:002011-06-03T12:47:50.451-04:00Thanks. I've sent an email to them asking for...Thanks. I've sent an email to them asking for an itemized list. You're right, it just sounds more like what should happen to close the cycle of life.With God's Helphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05829013347035897920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3080287294732307064.post-65247818886498805112011-06-03T11:58:24.259-04:002011-06-03T11:58:24.259-04:00I can't remember exactly. I think the average ...I can't remember exactly. I think the average funeral home costs $7000 but a Green funeral costs about $3000. <br /><br />I prefer the principle to follow the natural cycle of life by returning the body to the earth and embracing the Biblical philosophy of "ashes to ashes, dust to dust." It sounds a bit silly given I'm not really a Christian like my husband. But it just seems to me that my body should return to the earth.motherinTorontohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979899274372785536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3080287294732307064.post-87802547720358762142011-06-03T10:39:33.765-04:002011-06-03T10:39:33.765-04:00Just read through this. What a beautiful way to p...Just read through this. What a beautiful way to provide closure for the living in a way that does not contribute to damaging our environment. I'd like to know more about costs though since there is nothing listed on that.With God's Helphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05829013347035897920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3080287294732307064.post-50256425543790465132011-06-02T21:38:30.002-04:002011-06-02T21:38:30.002-04:00I think they're awesome. I wish more cemetarie...I think they're awesome. I wish more cemetaries offered this.motherinTorontohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979899274372785536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3080287294732307064.post-27137413578447203662011-06-02T21:07:08.376-04:002011-06-02T21:07:08.376-04:00Thanks for the natural burial link. I just had a ...Thanks for the natural burial link. I just had a look at the first page and it looks interesting. I plan to read up some more :-)With God's Helphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05829013347035897920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3080287294732307064.post-42559571186497073272011-06-02T15:39:38.889-04:002011-06-02T15:39:38.889-04:00My plan is to have a Green Burial. I really hated ...My plan is to have a Green Burial. I really hated going to funerals in my family and seeing what they had done to them (the bodies). <br /><br />There are no markers for this type of burial, but everything is carefully tracked. <br /><br />http://naturalburial.coop/canada/<br /><br />http://justwantedmarmite.blogspot.com/motherinTorontohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979899274372785536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3080287294732307064.post-87346973099205619022011-05-04T19:24:00.898-04:002011-05-04T19:24:00.898-04:00It's definitely a challenge to consider how to...It's definitely a challenge to consider how to balance my wishes with those my children and grandchildren (and great-grandchildren??) may have when I pass away.<br /><br />I agree that the funeral/celebration of life and interment/scattering of ashes is so much more for the living than for the one who has departed.<br /><br />I'm thinking my beliefs about what happens after death play into this a lot for me. Since my body would just be an empty shell, with my spirit gone to Heaven, then I see no need to fuss over it. From my experience with Christian funerals it really has been a celebration of life - with the understanding that not only is the loved one in a much better place, but that we will see them again one day if we have accepted Jesus as our Saviour. <br /><br />Hopefully that gives a little more context to where I'm coming from with my final wishes... I'm hoping to spend time writing out the songs and verses I'd like used too and may share that in a post when I get to it...With God's Helphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05829013347035897920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3080287294732307064.post-78166140113250442912011-05-03T15:51:44.515-04:002011-05-03T15:51:44.515-04:00That's true, but we have nothing for Nanny. S...That's true, but we have nothing for Nanny. She didn't want anything, so we respected those wishes, but I know I would have liked something somewhere that I could visit when I needed to.<br /><br />Just don't lose sight of the fact that when you are gone your children might want a different way of remembering you, and as important as your wishes are I'm sure you want them to grieve in the way that feels right for them.<br /><br />Thank goodness I have a mini urn with a portion of her ashes. That's my something somewhere for now.Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10344409161599129945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3080287294732307064.post-46254575451462523392011-05-02T12:27:41.166-04:002011-05-02T12:27:41.166-04:00Thanks "6cdb83be-7465-11e0-b23b-000bcdcb471e&...Thanks "6cdb83be-7465-11e0-b23b-000bcdcb471e" for the creative suggestion :-) I think it's great to get people thinking outside the overpriced box...<br /><br />Jenn, I am absolutely with you when it comes to the genealogical aspect and something physical. I just really don't want to spend what I consider too much money on something like this, it's just my personal preference. I totally respect that most people do want some sort of physical marker to remember them by. I think our kids are very much physical markers of our presence :-)With God's Helphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05829013347035897920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3080287294732307064.post-49029828290821516772011-05-02T11:41:22.687-04:002011-05-02T11:41:22.687-04:00I do think that current record keeping/Internet wi...I do think that current record keeping/Internet will make things easier for future generations, but there is something to be said for a physical marker, something you can touch.Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10344409161599129945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3080287294732307064.post-86585821297969388742011-05-01T22:40:12.502-04:002011-05-01T22:40:12.502-04:00Maybe in the little flower holder you could leave ...Maybe in the little flower holder you could leave a USB key or better yet a URL or even better a QR code so people could just download everything about you afterwards... That's a great idea actually... Hmm :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3080287294732307064.post-30730140309653188522011-05-01T21:10:04.320-04:002011-05-01T21:10:04.320-04:00Jenn, that is a really excellent point. Back when...Jenn, that is a really excellent point. Back when I was doing a lot of research and visiting cemeteries (not my favourite thing!) I really wanted to have a fabulous headstone myself as I saw the value of it. <br /><br />I wonder though with all the technology and electronic traces we're leaving of ourselves everywhere if it will be ok since we can get that information another way? Though of course you'd have to know what you're looking for and wouldn't find more clues about a family because of who all was buried together.With God's Helphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05829013347035897920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3080287294732307064.post-63512083396295239962011-05-01T21:01:58.424-04:002011-05-01T21:01:58.424-04:00The genealogist in me cringes at the thought of no...The genealogist in me cringes at the thought of no monument/headstone/whatever. I owe an entire line of my direct ancestry to the information inscribed on a marker. Now, people don't put as much information on them as they used to which is why I've given Rick specific instructions on what information to include.Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10344409161599129945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3080287294732307064.post-53964733685059414862011-05-01T20:16:06.511-04:002011-05-01T20:16:06.511-04:00Good idea!! That would suck to die right after bu...Good idea!! That would suck to die right after buying a brand new fridge though...With God's Helphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05829013347035897920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3080287294732307064.post-90884136874397724942011-05-01T20:15:07.816-04:002011-05-01T20:15:07.816-04:00If you wanted to save an additional $20 or so, may...If you wanted to save an additional $20 or so, maybe you could provide your own "Cardboard cremation container" -- like maybe if you'd just bought a new fridge or something you could just reuse that box!madturkihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05525898088143225930noreply@blogger.com