The date is February 3rd 2021. ‘Pandemic restrictions’ are now the new norm it seems. But last year, as things unfolded and a flood of change washed over us, I began to document things by way of little videos… ...
Category Archives: Funerals
When we experience the death of a loved one, it can be incredibly difficult to articulate your own feelings and sentiments because, most often than not, we feel that our brains have turned to mush! In many cases, people turn ...
What is a committal? A question I get asked so often. Because we are moving into a more free and diverse way of celebrating & honouring end of life, the definition of this word ‘committal’ continues to change. Historically, the ...
The Committal/Farewell is an opportunity for you to offer one last collective thought/message of love/gratitude/farewell to your loved one. Below are some examples of wording and phrases that I show my families…. examples that cover a traditional feel through to casual, sentimental ...
Coming from a heart space of love and light, I thought I’d take the opportunity to reiterate my thoughts on my role as a ‘Funeral Celebrant’. Just for the record, most of you will relate to the definition of this ...
So initially, you may think a Christmas themed funeral service in the baking heatwave of July 2018 may be a little confusing. Truth is, so many of us have been programmed to assume certain expectations of what a funeral service ...
Unfortunately you will find that a lot of organisations in the deathcare field offer very misleading information. This is probably because they don’t like change, and they like to keep things simple for their own benefit. The fact of ...
Some suggested questions to ask a funeral director – before engaging him / her! Who would be looking after us / our family? Would it be the same person throughout from initial contact, through making all of the arrangements to ...
So it’s been a manic couple of weeks, which seems wholly typical because my children have just broken up for their summer holidays. Alas, that is the nature of my job. Fortunately I have a supportive husband and family and ...