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HONORING SENIORS

the
Talk of a

Lifetime by Laura Landes

Memorial Designers would like to encourage you and
your family to HAVE THE TALK OF A LIFETIME.

oday, we are busier than ever before. We HAVING THE TALK OF A LIFETIME can make the
are bombarded by an enormous amount of difference of a lifetime for you and those you love.
Tinformation from newspapers, magazines, Sharing old stories about friends and family, our
television, radio and the internet. We communicate childhood, our accomplishments, and our hopes and
by text, email and social media and our emotions are dreams helps us understand what matters most. It’s
relayed by emojis . Our conversations are kept short also a time for listening and for learning from those
and sweet to avoid any delays in our busy schedules. closest to you.
Although this seems to meet the supply and demand
of our fast and furious lifestyles, it can also wreak We offer a variety of tools and resources designed to
havoc with our personal and social interactions and assist you in getting these conversations started, letting
relationships. your loved ones know they “matter” and how much they
mean to you. Let us help you and your family HAVE
In spite of being more “connected” technologically than THE TALK.
ever before through social media and other means, we
are more “disconnected” emotionally than we have Share your life story with the ones you love. HAVE THE
ever been. We share information with our friends and TALK OF A LIFETIME today.
family via Facebook and Twitter, rather than face to face,
and for most of us, good conversation is truly a lost art.
Unlike social media, which can be filtered, photoshopped
and altered to put our best foot forward, face-to-face
encounters expose the real person, allowing us to see one
another as we truly are.
YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO ATTEND OUR

Being in the funeral industry and coming face to face
with raw emotion on a daily basis, I have learned a great
deal about the power of human touch. A warm embrace,
holding another’s hand, or simply a pat on the back can “Education is not preparation for Meet Your Local Experts -
be a healing experience. It is through the power of this life; education is life itself.” The 1 Tuesday of Every Month
st
physical bond and the experience of such emotions that ~John Dewey
relationships and true understanding are manifested. Our FREE 1-Hour Workshops will begin at 5:30pm
Lake Ridge Chapel and Memorial Designers
.
How often do we talk - I mean truly talk - without Upcoming Workshops:
cellphones ringing or televisions and radios blaring in Tuesday, December 5, 2017 @ 5:30pm
the background? We are living in a world of constant Tracy Baugh – Home Instead
“Creating New Holiday Traditions in Your Changing World”
stimuli. Long gone are the days of porch swings, lawn
chairs and campfires. Likewise, the days of heartfelt Tuesday, January 9, 2018 @ 5:30pm
conversations and stories of “the good ole’ days” are Lee Franks – Franks & Pleasant, LLP
“Medicaid and ‘The Spend-Down’”
becoming rarer. Due to this change over the last couple (In observance of the NEW YEAR, this workshop will be held the 2 nd Tuesday of the month in January)
of decades, how well do we know the individuals with Tuesday, February 6, 2017 @5:30pm
whom we share our lives? Team of Local Experts – Couple’s Workshop
“Planning for the ‘Golden Years’ and Beyond”
Of course, we all know about the big moments, as Please RSVP For Each Workshop: 806-698-8085
most often, they are the ones we share. But it’s also Please call for information on upcoming workshops!
Refreshments will be served.
the small events along life’s journey which truly shape LAURA LANDES
us. Without telling our story through conversation, we EVENT COORDINATOR
cannot really know one another. Lake Ridge Chapel and 806-698-8085

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