Foreverathome

07/24/2025

The ring will never echo the same without him.

Today, we bid farewell to a legend who wasn’t just larger than life in stature — but in heart, charisma, and spirit.

Hulk Hogan inspired generations with every slam, every “brother,” and every moment of unshakable will.
He was strength. He was showmanship.
He leaves behind a legacy that will live on forever.

Rest in power, Hulk Hogan. 1953 - 2025
Forever remembered, never replaced.

07/04/2025

🇺🇸 This Fourth of July, we honor freedom, family, and the memories that make a house a home.

At Forever at Home, we believe legacy lives in the everyday moments — the laughter on the porch, the photos on the mantle, the quiet ways we remember.

As fireworks light the sky tonight, may your hearts be lit with gratitude for those who came before and the freedom we carry forward.

❤ Wishing you a safe and meaningful Independence Day.

07/03/2025

Over 6 days and 4 states, we had the privilege of meeting with dozens of incredible funeral professionals — and are PROUD to welcome 10 new funeral homes into the Forever at Home™ distributor network.

Thanks to the leadership of Mitch Southerland and the PreNeed Solutions team — our first official Master Affiliate — families across Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, and Florida will now have access to a deeper kind of cremation memorialization: Your Family’s Time Capsule.

Forever at Home™ and PreNeed Solutions now represent a growing network of over:

✅ 70 Funeral Homes
✅ 15 Cemeteries
✅ 9 Regional Supervisors
✅ 11 Agents

We’re grateful for every conversation, every handshake, and every yes to bringing meaningful remembrance to more families. This is what sustainable growth, rooted in relationship, looks like.

Curious about bringing the In-Ground Niche to your community? Let’s talk.

06/14/2025

250 candles. One flag.

Happy Birthday, U.S. Army — thanks for being the original “forever home” defenders. 🎂🇺🇸

p.s. Happy Flag Day too!

06/13/2025

To the fathers who are here.
To the fathers we miss.
To those who carry the name without fanfare,
And those who stepped into the role without needing to.

This weekend might bring joy, grief, silence, or something tender in between.

If you're having a hard time this Father's Day, we see you.
There’s no one right way to remember.

We recently wrote about the quiet power of scent in grief—
and how something as simple as a flower, a breeze, or a memory placed with care can become a ritual that brings connection back into your hands.

Whether you have a niche or not, this reflection offers a way to pause, honor, and root remembrance into something you can feel.

🌿 Read: https://foreverathome.com/the-scent-of-remembering/

We’d be honored to know:
What flower reminds you of him?

When we say goodbye to someone we love, we often reach for words, photographs, or keepsakes—things we can see or hold. But there’s another sense, quieter and more enduring, that holds memory in a way nothing else can:

05/14/2025

Not a Rejection—A Remembering

We’re not trying to erase tradition. We’re just side-eyeing the parts of it that smell like mothballs and markup. We’re trying to remember why it began.

Deathcare was never meant to be rigid. It was meant to be sacred. Shared. Human.

This moment in history is an invitation:

To meet families where they are.

To serve grief without a script.

To honor that the need for ritual still exists — it just looks different now.

Freedom of Choosing isn’t anti-tradition. It’s pro-human. Pro-family. Pro-love.

Your loved ones are home. Let’s honor them well.

Join the movement. Share your story. Let’s change the way we remember — together.

Join the movement - visit @ www.foreverathome.com to learn more!

05/12/2025

"Tell Me How to Remember Them"

This is a phrase I have heard hundreds of times.

So, what do we do?

We should be asking questions like "How do you want to die?" "What was your loved one like?" "What were their favorite things to do?" And then LISTEN — really listen — families aren’t asking for more polished caskets or ornate vaults.

They’re asking:

Can I keep them close?

What’s something simple but meaningful?

Is there a way to do this myself?

How can I honor them in a way that fits us?

More than anything, they want freedom: Freedom to remember in a way that feels true, not traditional.

Personal altars.
Garden burials.
Tree plantings.
Tattoos.
Biodegradable urns.
Favorite playlists.
Homemade ceremonies.
Cremains that stay where the love still lives.

80% of cremated remains aren’t placed in cemeteries or churches.

They’re staying home — for a reason.

These are the real questions I hear:
“Can I plant them under a tree?”
“Is it weird to keep the urn on the mantle?”
“We don’t want anything fancy. Just something that feels like them.”
"Do I need a funeral"
"If I don't have a traditional funeral, how will we honor them?"
"Am I a bad person if I can't honor their wishes?

This isn’t rebellion. It’s remembrance. Pure and simple.

Tomorrow: A return to the heart of deathcare — and what it means to serve the living.

05/08/2025

For most of human history, death was intimate.
The body stayed in the home.
Rituals were simple.
Grief was shared.

But somewhere between industrialization and profit-driven enterprise, death became a business. (And not the kind with soul and slow hands — more like the kind with brochures and fluorescent lighting.) Embalming took over. Families were told it was safer, more sanitary, more "dignified." If a president would do it, you should too!

And just like that, death was outsourced — gift-wrapped in euphemism and handed off to strangers in name tags.

We traded familiarity for formality.
Comfort for cosmetics.
Meaning for merchandise.

The further we pushed death out of sight, the harder it became to hold it in our hearts.

And that’s the wound many families are trying to heal today.

We used to wash our dead.
Sit with them.
Weep beside them.
Now we hand them off to strangers and call it closure.

What if we remembered how to die together again?

Next up, Monday: What families actually want now — and what we’re hearing every day.

05/07/2025

Did You Know? | The Papal Conclave Began Today at the Sistine Chapel

When the Catholic Church needs a new pope, all eyes turn to the Conclave — a centuries-old tradition full of sacred ritual and historical intrigue.

Here are a few fascinating facts:
✨ The word conclave means “with key,” referencing the secrecy of the process.
⏳ The shortest conclave lasted just a few hours (in 1503), while the longest dragged on for nearly 3 years (1268–1271)!
👑 The most common papal name? That would be John, with 23 Popes choosing it.
🌫️ White smoke means a new pope has been chosen. Black smoke means… not yet.

How long do you think this conclave will take? Drop your responses below!!

A day or less — lightning fast ⚡

2–3 days — the classic rhythm ⛪

A week or more — history in the making ⌛

Longer than that — call Netflix 🎥

05/06/2025

They say death is for the living. But somewhere along the way, it seems, the death industry stopped listening to them.

Families show up in their rawest moments — grief cracked wide open, love pouring out in ways words can’t hold. And too often, they’re met with packages. General Price Lists (you know, the ones you're legally entitled to — but somehow still feel like you're being handed a menu at a steakhouse when you're just trying to breathe). Protocols. An upsell disguised as sympathy.

This isn’t a takedown. It’s a reckoning. Because something’s shifting — and fast.

Only 5% of cremated remains are placed in a traditional cemetery or church. Another 15% are scattered. And the rest? The rest are coming home.

They're not lost. They're just not interested in being sold back their own grief in a velvet box.

The deathcare system was built on a model of tradition, formality, and preservation — of both the body and the business. A model that says, 'Shhh, don’t look too close,' while charging $12,000 for a goodbye that doesn’t feel like yours. But we’re waking up to a new truth:

"The body is dead. But the relationship isn’t."

And families are asking:

If we loved them at home..., why can’t we remember them there, too?

That's the narrative we're here to change! Stay tuned for Thursday where we'll explore where the disconnect began!

05/05/2025

Deathcare is evolving. For generations, the funeral industry has been shaped by tradition, institutional practices, and rigid rules. But today, families are demanding more — more freedom, more choice, and a way to memorialize their loved ones that truly reflects their life. At Forever at Home, we’re here to answer that call.

In this upcoming mini-series, we’ll be exploring the shifts in how memorialization is being redefined. Stay tuned tomorrow for Part 1.

Like, follow, and stay tuned for this powerful conversation on the changing face of deathcare.

04/23/2025

World Book Day: Stories That Help Us Heal

Books have a way of finding us when we need them most.
On this World Book Day, we’re honoring the power of stories—those that comfort, guide, and remind us that we’re never truly alone in our grief.

We’d love to know:

📖 What book has brought you the most comfort in a time of loss?
Or
📚 What’s a story that helped you feel seen when words were hard to find?

Share in the comments—we’d be honored to hear what’s helped hold you through.

And if you’re looking for something gentle to hold your heart right now, here are a few beautiful reads that we often recommend:

💛 The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion
💛 Bearing the Unbearable by Dr. Joanne Cacciatore
💛 It's OK That You're Not OK by Megan Devine
💛 When Things Fall Apart by Pema Chödrön
💛 Healing After Loss by Martha Whitmore Hickman

Each of these books offers a quiet light in the dark. Some are raw and real; others are like soft hands holding yours.

Because grief deserves to be witnessed. And every story—yours included—matters.