At any time of the day our phones will ding to let you know you have a notification. It might be breaking news or a message from a friend. The days of waiting for the newspaper to arrive to tell you the current events are long gone. Now those...
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by Julia Rajtar, M.A.P.S., BCC A loved one who struggles with depression once said, “I know you are doing everything to can to help me and keep me from ending my life, but, sometimes no matter how hard you try, you can’t stop me. If I...
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There is one thing that is a guarantee in life. We all die eventually. For most we do not know when or how. The majority of us do not think about it until we are faced with sickness or other’s death. For some they will never forget the day when...
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Have you decided what your New Year’s Resolution will be? Whether you have one in mind or are still thinking (or don’t intend to have one), we have an idea that would work for anyone! Make this the year that you look into preplanning your...
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by Julia Rajtar, BCC, M.A.P.S. My husband would hang the up the Christmas lights outside the house. Now the house is dark and so is my heart, since he died. My wife and kids used to spend time baking the cookies, making a mess and having...
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The bible tells us in the book of Job 14:5 that our “days are numbered.” For the past few weeks, I had been numbering the days. Let me explain. My Dad was ‘”promoted to Glory” nearly one year ago. Every month since the day he...
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by Chaplain Julia Rajtar, M.A.P.S., BCC When we are grieving, it can feel like we are carrying the weight of the world in our bodies, experiencing the wave of all kinds of feelings, thoughts and behaviors as we move forward with our...
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Bakken-Young Funeral Homes have graciously invested back into the community in order to promote the saving of lives. They recognized a very unique opportunity to assist our local first responders through an ingenious marketing initiative that...
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Most people know that living in community is important. Did you know that some scientists are even ranking connection as one of the basic needs of humans (alongside food, water, shelter, etc.)? The need for connection isn’t any different for...
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You don’t need to be wildly rich to preplan your funeral. You also don’t need to be preoccupied with death to preplan your funeral. All you need to be is a person. Because the fact of the matter is that we will all die someday. But as you preplan...
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For many people, estate planning or preplanning is not at the top of the list of things they’re excited about. It can be easy to convince ourselves that estate planning isn’t important at the moment or doesn’t need to be done at all. While 95% of...
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