thoughts on cremation

Have you given a any thoughts to cremation urns? How do you want your remains to spend eternity? In a nice built coffin in the ground?  If you're looking for something different, maybe even consider being cremated and have your remains scattered at sea and be nestled among colorful underwater creatures as an artificial coral reef bank? These are just a couple of the things people are doing with the cremated remains of them selves or their loved ones.

Though some people might picture someone stacked high on a wood built memorial like you see in old movies when talking about cremation, today cremations are much more different and occur at crematories with industrial ovens that efficiently incinerate the bodies.

Cremation is the process of incinerating a body at high temperatures until there are only calcified bones left, which are then ground into ashes. These ashes can be kept in a cremation urn, scattered or even buried as part of the last rites.

Cremation has not always been popular, but lately has picked up, and has been predicted to grow because of the cost factor being considerable lower than a standard burial funeral.
Some people turn to cremation over burial because of the convenience, finding it more easy to handle ashes instead of a body.
Others might have a week stomach about the idea of decay doesn't sit well with them, while some people find it fitting with their spiritual beliefs. Whatever the reason, more and more people are choosing cremation.
Funeral suppliers and mortuary suppliers are having to purchase more cremation urns because of the rise of people choosing cremation.