A Consistent Place of Healing

In our modern society, people aren't given enough time to grieve their losses. The pressures of work, even the simple emotional need to "be busy," often bring the bereaved back into the "real" world far too soon.

Also, many families are choosing to scatter the cremated remains of their loved one in a favorite place, like the ocean or even in the skies above. While that may seem fitting at the time, it means that you do not have a consistent place to connect with your memories of the person you loved so dearly.

Having a permanent place - in a cemetery, mausoleum, or cremation garden - that family and friends can visit regularly is an essential part of the time following a death. It becomes a focal point of memorialization and gives everyone a special place to go to remember your loved one or to commemorate important occasions. Plus, visiting a loved one's final resting place can help to make a birthday or anniversary less painful.

Having a permanent place to reflect on your loved one's life becomes a way of connecting to the family's past. Visiting the resting place of grandparents or great-grandparents may provide children with an anchor to their personal history. It is a connection to the past, to love shared. It truly honors the relationship you still have – and will always have – with that person.