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Where Did Bucket List Come From?
To kick the bucket is a slang term that refers to dying. There are several theories as to where the idiom originated. The most popular one dates as far back as the Middle Ages. When someone was executed a noose would be tied around the person's neck while he or she stood on an overturned bucket. When the bucket was kicked away the person was hanged. The Oxford English Dictionary (OED)[...]
The Woman Who Hid From Death
Jeanne Calment was a French woman who was born February 21, 1875. She died August 4, 1997 at the ripe old age of 122. She had the longest confirmed human life span in history. She was a supercentenarian, which is a term for someone who lives to 110 (which Jeanne surpassed by 12 years!) She is the only person ever documented and confirmed to have reached the age of 120.Jeanne was born in[...]
"Homegoings"
Why shouldn't we dance at a funeral? Why do so many of us become so unrecognizable when we attend the funeral of a family member and turn into unsmiling caricatures of ourselves all dressed in black? While so many cultures tend to hold somber tributes to a loved one, the African-American tradition of a homegoing is truly a celebration of life. As the family was in life they continue[...]
We Are Caregivers For Life - A Poem by mysendoff.com
Funeral professionals are very often the unsung heroes who act as a guiding light, helping families through the darkest of times when a death occurs. Few of us realize the positive impact that they provide until we are guided through a loss by a professional funeral director.Funeral directors are a[...]
Have The Talk of a Lifetime
today’s technology-filled world we have endless opportunities to communicate with each other from mobile phones to email, social media and texting. In fact we have never been so well connected with instant contact options.For all of the advantages of today’s communication tools it seems that we are now spending less time sitting down to actually talk with those who mean the most to[...]
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