Mother Died…How Long Do We Keep Her Things?

Mother Died…How Long Do We Keep Her Things?

Separating from a loved one’s belongings is one of the more difficult jobs you will have to do after a death. It is amazing how much is collected over a lifetime. You probably won’t get it done in a day […]

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Honoring Military Service

Honoring Military Service

Taps. There is nothing like the sound of those patriotic notes. It grabs your heart, it makes you cry. It honors the service and risk a man or woman took for our safety and the safety of our country.   Public law provides military […]

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What To Look for When You Are Buying Final Expense Insurance

What To Look for When You Are Buying Final Expense Insurance

Cost is important, but it’s not the whole story. Take a look at the premium, the amount you will pay each month, how long will you pay that amount? It is not uncommon to pay until you are 100 or […]

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Too Little Too Late  – A Memorial Gone Wrong

Too Little Too Late – A Memorial Gone Wrong

Yesterday, Jane was on duty as a tour guide at a lovely little pre-revolutionary war church in rural Virginia. It was late in the afternoon when a youngish woman wearing shorts and a Cubs ball hat stepped into the visitor’s […]

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Preplanning Your Funeral in Your 60’s

Preplanning Your Funeral in Your 60’s

According to a National Funeral Directors Association survey, more than half (62.5%) of us expect to participate in making our own funeral arrangements. And yet, less than a quarter of us have actually acted on that impulse. Not really so surprising since making funeral arrangements […]

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