Did you know that the median cost of a funeral is $7,360, according to the National Funeral Directors Association? That average doesn’t even include additional costs such as cemetery fees, flowers, obituary notices, and limousines. These...
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by Chaplain Julia Rajtar, MAPS, BCC Since March I have been working from home because of this disease. When it became time, I packed up the office, choosing those things which I thought I might need to work from home for a 3-month period (my...
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Pandemic Life Lessons to Live By Life took a pretty abrupt turn for most of us over the past 6 weeks or so. The Coronavirus, covid-19 has created a global pandemic. We have been forced to slow down a little. Teaching our children home school...
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Getting “Vital Papers” in Order Have you ever needed vital papers, such as a birth certificate and can’t seem to remember where you filed them? I can picture it now, last second running around trying to find the documents, “thinking, I...
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The Current State of the World Creates a New perspective on Death and What Legacy You will Leave Behind In the world today there are two narratives. Either you are on the front lines being confronted with sickness and death daily. The...
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by Chaplain Julia Rajtar, MAPS, BCC Exchange the term Social Distancing for Physical Distancing In this time of crisis, let us remember that we are not socially distancing, we are physically distancing, to flatten the curve and limit the...
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Stop Overthinking and start Pre-Planning Have you been anxious or started to overthink things you can not control? The coronavirus has had most of us at home with no place to go. A lot of the things that have kept us distracted have been...
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We understand that during this unprecedented time it is critical that we all stay healthy amid the COVID-19 outbreak. That is why we are ready and able to work with you and are able to accommodate federal, state, and local recommendations of...
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by Chaplain Julia Rajtar, MAPS, BCC Following the guidance of the CDC and the Wisconsin Department of Health, we are eliminating in- person groups, whether it is the Coffees every other Friday or the Grief Group which begins March 23. None...
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When someone loses a closed loved one, their grief often engulfs them, leaving them a different person. If your friend has lost a spouse or a child and you’re not sure how to be there for them in their grief, we have some suggestions with how to...
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Noun; Personal Day. According to the dictionary a personal day is defined as a paid or unpaid day of leave from work for reasons other than illness or vacation, take at the employee’s discretion. According to Gettysburg college, American’s...
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Recently, a friend’s young sister died unexpectedly of suicide. The entire family was traumatized. So many questions, so much pain, so much numbness. They stood together in complete shock and disbelief as they buried her and celebrated her short...
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