Resources

Below are a selection of grief-related resources, as well as some additional links to websites that might be of interest to you.  If you have a link you would like us to consider or information to share, please contact us at… customerservice@acknowledgements.net.

How to Save Money on Funerals

Unfortunately, a funeral is not something we can prepare for. Of course, life insurance alleviates the problems with paying for funeral services, but the emotional component prevents us from reasoning. Often funeral companies and cemeteries take advantage of this to get more money without paying attention to our grief.

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Grief Sites

Grief and Renewal – dedicated to healing the grieving and bereaved.

Willowgreen – James E. Miller is a writer, photographer, grief counselor, speaker and trainer.  His website includes general advice in the areas of grief, illness, spirituality and life transitions.  His site also offers a beautiful selection of e-cards and a bookstore with a wide variety of resources.

Bereaved Parents – In Loving Memory of Jason Lee – Offers support and useful information to all who have lost a child.

LifeWords.com – Marta Felber’s new website provides comfort, healing, and inspiration – through interactive photos and stories, plus chapters from her books on grief.  “Grief Expressed: When a Mate Dies” contains the author’s actual grief work after her husband died.  “Finding Your Way After Your Spouse Dies” is conversation-over-tea help.

Grief Healing – Offers information, comfort and support to those who are anticipating or coping with the loss of a loved one, whether that is a person or a cherished animal companion.  Includes helpful articles on various aspects of grief, inspirational writing and poetry, extensive lists of categorized links to dozens of other resources, and grief discussion forums moderated by certified hospice bereavement counselors.

recover-from-grief.com – a “warm workshop” for the bereaved. We believe in “healing through creative grieving” and provide all the strategies and resources you need to progress from tragedy to peaceful acceptance and a newly meaningful life.

All You Need To Know About Funeral Costs

When a loved one passes away, money is the last thing we worry about. However, organizing a funeral requires careful planning and financial preparation.
The median national cost for a funeral with viewing and burial is $7,848, while a funeral and cremation are $6,971.

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Memorial Sites

funeralnet.com – Online obituary, funeral, cremation and cemetery resource.

RememberWell.net – Elegantly commemorate your loved one.

Funeral Homes

Newton Bracewell Chico Funeral Home

Funeral Merchandise

environmentalcaskets.com – Environmental wood burial caskets.  The natural alternative for green funerals. Online retail store.

Everlife Memorials – Headstones & Cremation Urns – Everlife Memorials provides a variety of bronze and granite headstones and cremation urns as well as flag cases, cremation jewelry, cemetery statues, memorial rocks, and many other funeral and cemetery items with free delivery.

Valley Monuments, Inc. – Valley Monuments, Inc. is the premier manufacturer of realistic-looking artificial rock monuments and natural cremation urns used by cemeteries, memorial parks, funeral homes and pet owners at cremation gardens, nature trails and private residences.

Beautiful Cremation Urns
– Handcrafted, unique, wood, marble and bronze cremation urns at discount prices.

Artisan Memorials — Beauty – Quality – Savings – We have an extensive online catalog of headstones, grave markers and other memorial products with the information needed to help make an informed decision.

Handcrafted personalized natural wood cremation urnswe sell beautifully carved cremation urns that offer a unique memorial to personalize memories of a deceased loved one or beloved deceased pet following the funeral.

ABC Caskets Factory – Serving the greater Los Angeles and Orange Counties, we customize caskets to fit your exact specifications. Standard caskets, including traditional Jewish caskets, are in stock for quick delivery.

Wood Cremation Urns – Offering wood cremation urns, flag cases, medal cases, and memory chests.

Photo Memorial Cameos – for headstones, laser-etched marble and urns for your loved ones or beloved pets.

Pet Loss and Other Informative Pet Sites

Urns on Sale – Beautiful Solid Wood Cremation Urns – Human and Pet Urns, Personalized Engraved Urns, Photo Urns, and Mantel Clock Urns.

Grief Healing – Offers information, comfort and support to those who are anticipating or coping with the loss of a loved one, whether that is a person or a cherished animal companion.  Includes helpful articles on various aspects of grief, inspirational writing and poetry, extensive lists of categorized links to dozens of other resources, and grief discussion forums moderated by certified hospice bereavement counselors.

Pet Loss-Tracks in the Sand – Free Pet Loss Sympathy Cards.

Family Pet Urns & Caskets – Pet Urns, Caskets & Memorials are our expertise – Helping families, veterinarians and crematoriums create a unique pet urn or choose a pet casket for a special pet.

Peternity.com – Honor Your Pet For Eternity With An Affordable Custom
Made Pet Grave Marker – Design your very own custom pet grave marker today.

Books, Cards and Memorial Ideas

tearsoup.com – Grief Watch, the publishers of Tear Soup.

memories-are-forever – Memories are Forever – Giving you ideas on preserving and sharing your memories of a loved one who will always be in your heart.

celebrationforest.com – Plant a tree in Celebration Forest!  When you wish to recognize a special event such as a wedding, birth, anniversary, holiday, or the passing of a loved one or family pet, Celebration Forest will plant a memorial tree on a protected forest preserve and dedicate it in honor of the occasion.  It is the perfect gift that will last a lifetime!

myforeverchild.com – Artisan handcrafted jewelry and keepsakes to comfort those touched by the loss of a child.

labelledame.com – Handmade Artisan sterling jewelry specializing in jewelry for miscarriage, infant loss, fertility, pregnancy, birth and baby.

higreetings.com – Online greeting cards

Local Links

Work Training Center Chico, CA – A non-profit organization providing services to people with disabilities.

Gift Sites

topqualityflowers – Specializing in fresh flowers direct from the grower.

thegiftedones.com – Gift Baskets and Gourmet Gifts from New York City.  Including Gourmet, Baby and Corporate Gifts.

Patagonia Gifts – Unique birthday gifts and unusual anniversary gift ideas featuring Celtic necklaces, real leaf jewelry, gemstone jewelry, silver bracelets, silver rings, earrings, key chains, yerba mate gourds and pressed flowers.