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Vaughn Balchunas - EzineArticles.com Expert Author
Vaughn and Cindy Balchunas sell cremation urns for people and pets. After our dog Jessie died we discovered pet cremation urns were available online. We instantly felt this was the right business for us. It feels important and we feel connected to our customers. We have since discovered a whole world of artisan made cremation urns and memorial jewelry that can be personalized.
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- The Rising Popularity of Pet Cremation Jewelry
[Pets] Saving a small bit of ash, or memento is nothing new. But it is on the rise again as we begin to climb out of our somber past and start celebrating our companions, friends and family at their passing. For people who enjoy jewelry, a cremation pendant is a beautiful reminder of a loved one.
- Creating a Memorial Garden Sanctuary with Pet Memorial Markers and Grave Stones
[Pets] Memorializing a loss can lead to healing. Often, in our quest to reach the blessed state of acceptance, we go through various methods of coping such as placing a pet memorial marker or rock cremation urn. It today's mobile world setting aside an area of the garden to serve as a memorial garden sanctuary has the benefit of a tranquil place to be with your companion while also leaving the possibility of taking your pets ashes with you when you move.
- My Friend Dana - A Pet Loss Story
[Pets] Three months after Dana was diagnosed with cancer, I had reached the lowest ebb of my life. One morning, as I sat with Dana at my feet, thoughts of our impending separation filled me with deep sadness. We've been together for 7 years and we've gone through a lot - even death.
- Pet Loss and Our Wish for Reunion
[Pets] Today, The Rainbow Bridge poem has become synonymous with the future hope of reunion, and the desire to believe that the pet who has left this world has also left his pain and ill-health behind.
- Offering A Helping Hand During Deep Personal Loss
[Self-Improvement:Grief-Loss] A grieving person is often a dilemma to those around him/her. On the one hand, there is a lurking fear of offering trite words of sympathy; on the other, close friends and relatives cannot step away from the grieving person compelled as they are by their own immense sense of love, loyalty and duty. Not everyone needs the same kind of support and this seems to be the crux of the problem.
- Common Pet Diseases and What You Can Do To Help
[Pets] While disease and illness is expected and even forgiven in fellow humans, we often try to close our eyes to the possibility of our pets getting sick. And if they ever fall sick, we conveniently forget that a little timely care and treatment would have saved us the problem in the first place. First of all, let's do away with the myth that we can catch all kinds of diseases from a pet. While some diseases are communicable, most others are infectious only among pets.
- Cremation Urns, Not Just Revered Receptacles
[Self-Improvement:Grief-Loss] In the olden days, some people carried small amounts of ash in bracelets or lockets. Many religions permit the use of relics, bones and other artifacts to preserve the memory of a saint or leader. This concept has evolved with the passage of time and has led to the emergence of exquisite urns that symbolize love and respect.
- The Importance of Memorials in the Grieving Process
[Self-Improvement:Grief-Loss] The experience of death is a life-altering event. Any person who has deeply mourned the loss of someone near and dear will tell you that you can never really go back to being the person that you once were. Somewhere along the way, you have lost a little something of yourself. This experience of loss is most intense when the deceased is someone very close – like a parent, sibling or child.
- How to Create Your Own Online Memorials
[Self-Improvement:Grief-Loss] Online memorials offer you a space to pen down your poignant memories and thoughts. In a way, it helps bring together grieving people scattered all over the world. In the age of the Internet, online memorials have become an essential part of the grieving process.
- Arranging and Purchasing a Cremation and Memorials
[News-and-Society] Normally, cremation costs up to a third less than a burial as there is no headstone or grave to be purchased. The funeral director's charges are usually the same for both services. A typical funeral can cost $6,000 compared to $1200 for a cremation and service.
- How Funeral Urns are Made
[Home-and-Family:Death-Dying] Find out how many of today's urns are made by the master craftsmen and artists who make them. These cremation urns are beautiful works of art in their own right and many people prefer to display them openly. Family and friends are choosing keepsake urns or memorial jewelry like lockets and urn necklaces to keep precious memories close.
- Wavefront LASIK Software Promises Better Vision for More People
[Health-and-Fitness:Eyes-Vision] Wavefront LASIK and Waveprint (TM) mapping software has opened the doors so that even those with less-common and more serious eye irregularities can take part in a life less-dependent upon vision correction through the use of contact lenses or prescription glasses.
- What to Consider With MetLife Dental Insurance Plans
[Insurance:Dental] Several dental insurance companies are offering special programs in addition to their dental insurance plans. MetLife dental insurance is currently offering their members a Preferred Dentist Program (PDP). This is considered a Preferred Provider Organization (PPO) with a national network of approximately 90,000 dentists’ locations.
- Satellite Radio Accessories and Home Docking Kits
[Communications:Satellite-Radio] A satellite radio system offers a wide range of entertainment opportunities and for this reason they are all the rage for most. This system can be accessed at home, when on the move, in your car and at commercial establishments. Wherever you go, your reliable satellite network is bound to follow.
- Stately Wooden Swing Sets For Young and Old Add Elegance to Your Backyard
[Home-and-Family:Gardening] Wooden swing sets are ideal for backyard fun for the entire family. Children can spend hours in the back yard playing on swing sets. This is a great way for children to get exercise and fresh air outside. Instead of sitting in the house all day in front of the television, children can get out, play and have a lot of fun.
- What Makes The Tippmann 98 Custom Paintball Marker so Great?
[Recreation-and-Sports] Tippmann 98 custom is one of the best markers available in the market for the price. What makes it one of the best? To start with the Tippmann 98 is made from die cast aluminum which provides it with an extra sturdy stock. This paintball marker is a semi-automatic gun and is readily available with a maintenance pack that includes oil, spare tank O-ring, barrel sleeve and a cleaning cable.
- Finding a New Life is Easy with Online Correspondence and Vocational Schools
[Reference-and-Education:Online-Education] Many of us can get stuck in rut; so sometimes moving on means starting fresh, starting a new life with a new career or job. Sounds exciting? Well, it can be, and is for millions of young and old around the world.
- Yoga and the Mind/Body Connection
[Health-and-Fitness:Meditation] Yoga encourages the mind to calm itself as well. By concentrating on breathing, your mind doesn't wander, and it is encouraged to stay connected to the body, in the now. The more we daydream and reminisce, the less our mind is open to the good things happening now.
- Controlled Movements and Mind - The Differences between Yoga and Pilates
[Health-and-Fitness:Yoga] These days, Yoga and Pilates are the "it" thing to do. It seems as if you can't open a magazine, turn on a television, or read a newspaper without some mention of Yoga or Pilates. It seems anyone who is anyone is doing one or both of these things. Are these the newest fad exercise?
- What Causes Sibling Jealousy - What Can You Do About It?
[Kids-and-Teens] What it boils down to is one sibling will often become jealous of the other when the parents' attention is diverted to the other child for some reason or another. The following paragraphs will discuss sibling jealousy, as well as some ways to help prevent and stop it from occurring.
- Helping Your Child Learn About Life - Bedtime Stories That Teach
[Home-and-Family:Parenting] Telling your child a story at bedtime is a tradition many parents have followed for centuries. Telling your child bedtime stories that teach comes with many benefits to both parent and child. The following paragraphs will discuss some of these benefits, as well as recommend some stories.
- Distance Learning Advantages and Disadvantages - Not Everyone is Suited for E-Learning Success
[Reference-and-Education:Online-Education] There are many advantages and disadvantages to online learning. In this article you will find some very interesting points that can help you decide if this type of learning is for you or not. Before you decide, you will need to ask yourself some questions and determine by your answers if online learning is right for you. These are important questions that need to be thought about and then answered. Weighing both the advantages and disadvantages will give you the answers you need.
- Defining Your Barcode System Requirements Will Give Your Business The Edge It Needs
[Business:Management] Implementing a bar-coding system can be difficult without the care and discipline any serious undertaking requires. That means preparing yourself and your staff for the job at hand and setting aside the time to properly implement the barcode systems that will become an integral part of your overall business information system.
- Ion Paintball Guns Will Not Hold You Back
[Recreation-and-Sports:Extreme] Paintball guns come in many varieties and the Ion marker is no different. It has many of the features you expect but most important is it's versatility. Determining which gun is right for you depends on your experience level, how much you want to spend, and what kind of competition you have.
- The Smart Paintballer Starts With the Equipment First, Then Comes the Fun
[Recreation-and-Sports] Don't like being called a newbie? Tip number one: don't act like a newbie. New paintball players sometimes don't realize that the game is only fun if you're well prepared. But get the right outfit, the right gun, and have a basic idea of what you're doing, and you'll be fine.
- Make Your Business Run Smoother With The Right Barcode Systems
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] We started tracking railroad cars in the 1960's and today we track everything from hospital patient's prescriptions to chain-of-custody crime evidence. Barcode applications are used anywhere information needs to be tracked. In today's world, that doesn't leave much out!
- With So Many Barcode Printing Technologies, Which One is Right for My Business?
[Computers-and-Technology:Hardware] First of all, it is not necessary to have a dedicated barcode printer. Any printer that can print labels will print barcode labels with the right software. But, in almost every serious business situation having a dedicated printer makes sense.
- Delta Dental Insurance is the Largest but are They the Best?
[Insurance:Dental] Delta Dental Plans Association is the nation's largest dental managed care insurance company. It boasts over 47 million people in over 81,000 employer, veterans and retiree groups across the nation. Their provider network is contracted with 118,000 dental practitioners in all fifty states and Puerto Rico.
- Your Average Credit Card Debt Can Make you a Millionaire
[Finance:Credit] If you have debt problems today, then learning to manage that burden will definitely change your life. Most Americans keep a balance on their credit cards somewhere on the average of seven to fifteen thousand dollars and live well above their current means.
- Secrets to Making Great Coffee
[Food-and-Drink:Coffee] Coffee has remained one of the most appreciated beverages of all times. Its sinfully intoxicating taste and tantalizing aroma is sufficiently copious to take your spirits to the highest levels.
- Dream Interpretation Unleashed
[Self-Improvement:Spirituality] Dreams are unique, for no other individual can have your background, your emotions, or your experiences. They are a voice for desires, your wishes, your thoughts and your ideas; one can consider them to speak the truths that have been suppressed by us in the world, as each dream has its unseen connection to reality.
- Decadent Chocolate Cheesecake
[Food-and-Drink:Chocolate] Who doesn't like having a rich dessert from time to time? Everyone should treat themselves occasionally and what better way to do that then with a rich slice of decadent chocolate cheesecake?
- Fine Italian Wines for Everyone
[Food-and-Drink:Wine-Spirits] Italy is famous for many things, but perhaps it is most famous for its wine. The wines of Italy are almost as varied as the people themselves. Wine is very common in Italy, as are tea and coffee in other parts of the world.
- Bifocal Contact Lens - Are You Ready?
[Health-and-Fitness] Do those glasses make you look old and boring? Are you tired of looking the same no matter how good you are dressed? Or are you spectacles giving people an impression that you do not want to give? Its time to move on to lenses.
- Amaretto Flavored Tea
[Food-and-Drink] Amaretto flavored tea is a wonderful addition to your list of teas and tisanes and is a great after dinner tea. Read more about the interesting real life story of how amaretto came to be.
- Green Tea and Making Babies
[Food-and-Drink] This article describes some of the findings of research in the area of fertility and the possible role that drinking tea plays.
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