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GIVE BACK Charity Contest Maty 18th - 23rd Welcome to Hansen-Spear's GIVE BACK Contest Please review the list of charities below and vote for the organization you want to win $100. The group with the most votes on Thursday, April 25, 2013 will win $100 from Hansen-Spear Funeral Home. If your charity is not listed below, nominate them in the comments below and feel free to share information about what your … [Read more...]
The sun warmed me through my sweatshirt this afternoon as I worked in my garden planting Astilbe, Pulmonaria, zinnia, pink and red salvias and geraniums. Annuals, perennials, shade loving, sun loving - plants for a flower bed I’ve been nursing since my mother died. In this same bed are transplants from her garden; goose neck loosestrife, purple coneflower, baptisia, iris and more. Each spring she made a study of her gardens. Considering … [Read more...]
Explaining Death to Children Somewhere in our later childhood, we develop an understanding of death. We begin to realize that it’s not like in the cartoons, where the coyote falls off a cliff, then gets up and walks away. Perhaps we begin to understand when the family loses a beloved pet, or when our parents try to explain why an older relative won’t be around any more. Death is not easy to explain to young children, but there are … [Read more...]
“There is no foot so small that it cannot make an imprint on the world.” This anonymous quote speaks to the heart of a family grieving the death of a baby. In a moment, parents’ dreams are turned to shock, grief and deep sorrow. A family is changed forever. The funeral is just the beginning of this grief journey; a path toward healing and hope. Steps along the path….. Slow down as much as … [Read more...]
Congratulations to the April Winner JAKOB CARLE! Join us for the next GIVE BACK Charity Contest on Saturday, May 18, 2013 GIVE BACK Charity Contest April 20th - 25th Please review the list of charities below and vote for the organization you want to win $100. The group with the most votes on Thursday, April 25, 2013 will win $100 from Hansen-Spear Funeral Home. If your charity is not … [Read more...]
Comforting and nurturing a sick loved one is not an easy task. Helping to care for a loved one helps us release some of the pain we are feeling as a result of their illness. However, there’s a fine line between caring for a loved one and depleting yourself. When you become completely involved, you may pay the price physically and psychologically. Many family caregivers gain or lose extreme amounts of weight, tend to get sick themselves, or … [Read more...]