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Recording Your Loved One’s Stories

We all have stories to tell: about our childhoods, our parents, siblings, homes, loves, travels, beliefs, sorrows and joys — the list could continue on. Everyone has a rich history, but how do you keep these special stories alive, to remember and pass along to future generations?

Recording your loved one’s stories is a powerful way to preserve your family’s history. These stories not only create lasting memories but also offer valuable insights into the person’s life and experiences that eventually shaped your family. Future generations can look back at recorded stories and get to know your loved one long after they’ve passed. In this way, family legacies live on and continue to impact your family’s future.

A Guide to Using the Community Workshop Toolkit

Some professions wrestle through busy times of year where the workload piles up and it feels difficult to crawl out of the mountains of projects and tasks. As a funeral professional, perhaps this is how you feel most of the year, where your day doesn’t slow down, and the administrative tasks grow weary. What matters to you, matters to us, which is why we created a tool to lighten your load and save you time: Crafting Your Legacy: A Workshop Presentation.

What We Experienced at the NFDA Professional Women’s Conference

Savannah, Georgia was a busy place April 28-30, 2024 for women in the funeral professional attending the NFDA Professional Women’s Conference. Homesteaders was a proud sponsor with several Homesteaders employees in attendance.

Dispelling Myths About the Funeral Profession

With the internet and copious amounts of information at our fingertips, sometimes it’s hard to distinguish between myth and fact, even in the funeral profession. You will likely require a funeral professional’s services sometime in your life, and you may have uncertainties about what to expect throughout the process. With the expertise of some Homesteaders’ account executives who have worked in or with funeral homes for many years, this post sheds light on the reality of funerals and the funeral profession.

Lessons on Grief from Cinema

The Oscars (Academy Awards) are swiftly approaching and, with other awards shows under our nation’s belt this year, we have movies on our minds! While we didn’t find notable depictions of grief in the 2023 nominations, we decided to reach back to a few of our favorite films that center around death and grieving.

2024 Ins and Outs for Funeral Professionals

You may have seen “ins” and “outs” lists floating around the internet, and we thought the funeral profession could use a list, too! This list is all about what is “in” for 2024 – what will challenge us in good ways and what we will carry into this new year, and what is “out” – or what we will leave behind in 2023 and do better in 2024. Be sure to add your own ins and outs for funeral professionals in the comment section below!

How to Be a Champion of Empathy

You may be a champion of many things: your work, your passions, your family, your friends and yourself. But how can you champion each of these areas in your life more deeply? Empathy allows you to grow your connections with other people and is an important trait for funeral home leaders and for anyone else who is supporting someone who has lost a loved one.

Why Your Funeral Home Should Use Multi-Factor Authentication

As Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) becomes more prevalent in both business and personal digital uses, we were curious about how MFA works and best practices for using it. Below we will define MFA and explore its impact to the funeral profession.

How Cemeteries are Staying Relevant in the Digital Age

Have you seen the 2005 film Serenity? There was a scene where (mild spoiler alert) you see three gravestones overlooking rugged and rocky desert terrain. You might have noticed there was something different about these gravestones: they each held a digital pixel-style image hovering above the stone with a holographic portrait of each person who had passed. These mini-movies seem to only exist in the science fiction deathcare space. But maybe there’s a place for the future in our present.

How to Choose a Funeral Home

Whether you live in a small town, a big city or anything in between, choosing a funeral home can feel overwhelming. If you don’t have an existing personal connection to a funeral provider, the options can seem boundless. What does each provider offer that sets it apart from the rest? How will they care for you and your loved one? How much will it all cost? These and more questions may run through your mind when making this important choice.