As I sit here in my bed, I think of you and how sad I will be when you are gone. I dont know the date, time nor place that I will hold you funeral at....but I promise that it will be nice. Tommorrow I will call around and start making arrangement and go ahead and pick out flowers. I'll also go ahead and write your obituary; however, I'll leave the time and date blank. Read More »
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A letter to a mother on CRACK!
Life's idiocyncracies
I have been writing and rewritting this probably because I'm not happy about the way its coming out. Throughout the process of lossing my father I experienced a lot of things. The death of my father, The rebirth of my self. Piecing back my family together after his death. Read More »

Would you consider a Cardboard casket to lower funeral cost?
In {Canada} British Columbia ---a Victoria funeral parlor is presenting lower funeral cost by selling cardboard caskets covered in wood veneer. They are made from cardboard, that is recycled and pressed to provide strength. The caskets come in imitations of pine, oak and other fine wood. Read More »

I'm sorry your papa got died
I'm never really good at death. Don't get me wrong; I know it happens. I don't fear it. I simply never know what to say when someone close to another has passed away. Having gone through it more times than I can count, one would think I would know what to say by now. But.. I never do. All of the words I can think of just seem woefully inadequate. Read More »

Home Funerals back again with Lower Funeral cost.
Before the Civil War Home Funerals were popular with little or no funeral cost, Now Home funerals are back again with little funeral cost. They are also eco-friendly.
It is going on in England, New Zealand, The Northwest in the United States, and around the world.
RestinPeace, your funeral guy has witnessed this in the Washington DC area. Read More »
Mourning the death? Or celebrating the life?
Many times in our lives, we are going to be faced with one overwhelming facet of the human life, the shortness of life and the uncertainty of tomorrow. Every day, we go out and expect to be back later that day, or night. Read More »

Six things you need to know to save on Embalming Funeral Cost from the Funeral Rule.
Here are six things you need to know to save on Embalming Funeral cost. They are contained in a body of Congressional Law known as the Funeral Rule.
What you need to remember about the six things about Embalming is that it is a funeral cost you are not required to pay for. This is outlined in the funeral rule designed to protect your Funeral Rights. Read More »

"Green" in Life and Death
There’s a growing trend in the United States, a trend that has been popular in the UK, but is only now starting to gain awareness and popularity in America. What is it?
Green funerals!
There are a growing number of companies and cemeteries, especially in California, Texas, New York, and Florida, offering biodegradable caskets and other environmentally friendly burial options. Read More »


