Why Is Having a Place to Visit a Loved One So Important?

Following the death of a loved one, it’s not uncommon to keep the cremated urns of that loved one in your home for a few days, allowing you a time of personal remembrance.

Sooner or later, though, it’s always important to give your loved one a final resting place—whether that’s a gravesite, a niche in a columbarium, or a space in an urn garden.

Essentially, you want to have a location where you and other loved ones can go to visit your loved one— and there are a few reasons for this. One is simply that it makes it easier for everyone in the family to pay their respects. A relative may wish to go to the gravesite to honor the deceased, something that’s a lot harder to do if you keep the remains in your private residence. It’s also important to remember future generations. When your loved one has a permanent resting place, it allows descendants the opportunity to remember and to acknowledge the legacy of which they are part. What’s more, burial records are important to future generations that might research their family roots. But more than anything, you and your loved ones will want a physical place you can go to be in the presence of your deceased family member. Those who scatter ashes but never give their loved one a permanent home often regret that they don’t have such a place to gather, commemorate, and mourn. There are several options to choose from, whether you want to lay your loved one to rest in a traditional cemetery plot or seek an alternative. If you are interested in learning more about places to memorialize your loved one in the Houston area, please call or email us. We would be glad to have a discussion with you about some of your local options.