Posts Categorized: Marc’s Musings

So you’ve decided that you would like to pre-pay your funeral expenses…   How will your money be invested?   It’s your choice. As I said last week, there are three different invest ments offered at the Blenheim Community Funeral Home each with it’s own characteristics:   Annuity or an Insurance Policy:  – Pre-arranged funeral can be paid… Read more »

Pre-arranged Funerals Explained  Last week I wrote about pre-planning a Funeral Service for yourself or for someone whose affairs you have been entrusted with. I ended it with the statement that there is no obligation to pre-pay your funeral expenses but that there are some advantages if you do.   The benefit of pre-paying funeral expenses… Read more »

What are the reasons that I would  pre-arrange my own funeral?  First, I would want to help my family by answering some questions that they might not know the answers to. I’m pretty sure my kids know my Mom’s maiden name but I’m also pretty sure they don’t know where  she or my Dad were… Read more »

Last week I wrote in my musings that I was going to challenge you and make you think about some of the things that can happen or things that can happen differently when it comes to funerals. Probably the most common question that gets raised is cremation vs burial.  Is it less expensive to be… Read more »

As a funeral director, I do my very best to make a funeral service whatever it is that a family needs it to be.  I’ve said before that we have thrown away the rubber stamp funeral and embraced the thought that there aren’t any rules anymore (except for the legal ones).  Every family is different… Read more »

This is the final week for Breaking Bad News To Children…so far we have covered: Wait Until You Have The Complete Story Faith and Fibs Use Age Appropriate Language Allow Time For Grief Share Bad News Together Choose The Right Moment Leave The Conversation Open The following three are the last of the guidelines that… Read more »

Last week I started talking about Dr. Bill Webster’s information regarding 10 guidelines for telling children bad news. So far I covered: “Wait Until You Have The Complete Story” “Faith and Fibs” “Use Age Appropriate Language”. Following these come: 4. Allow Time For Grief: Despite your readiness to move on, don’t rush your child. Grief… Read more »

I read an article written by Dr Bill Webster about how to break bad news to children. In his article, he gives ten guidelines so this week will be part one of three. You can learn more about Dr. Webster at www.griefjourney.com These are the first three guidelines he talks about: Wait until you have… Read more »

There are a couple of exciting weekends coming up in the area… This Thursday, Friday and Saturday is the annual Blenheim Cherryfest, an event that is put on every year through the Blenheim BIA. In addition to all of the planned events that we try to make happen each year, this year we are going… Read more »