Join local end-of-life planning consultants for an open, honest conversation about what it means to die well—and live with intention. You will be guided through the tools, decisions, and discussions that help ensure your values are honored, your affairs are in order, and your loved ones are supported. Whether you're planning ahead or supporting someone else, this session offers practical insight and emotional clarity for one of life’s most important transitions.

At Wildflower Funeral Concepts, we believe that caring for one another is one of the most meaningful ways we can honor life. This November, we’re inviting our community to come together in that spirit of care and compassion through Wildflower Funeral Concept's Autumn Food Drive benefitting the Ferndale Food Bank.

This photo is of Edie Marie Clark Montgomery’s first headstone. Edie was brutally stabbed in her home in Ferndale in 1980. She was 18 years old. Her murder is still unsolved. I first learned about Edie this summer on Facebook of all places. Chrey Nelson, who works as an Identification Technician for the Whatcom County Sheriff’s Department, made a post about Edie and her crumbling headstone in a local Facebook group. Edie’s case has been recently reopened. Detective Derek Jone

When people hear the word “legacy,” they often imagine great wealth, grand estates, or foundations with their names etched in stone. But the truth is, a meaningful legacy isn’t about money—it’s about impact, memory, and love. You don’t need a fortune to leave something lasting behind. Here are eleven creative ways to leave a legacy without a fortune.

9 Non-Traditional Memorial Ideas for Nature Lovers When it comes to honoring a life, not everyone feels called to the formality of a...

12 Things Grief Teaches Us. We often imagine grief as one long, gray road — but living it reveals surprising truths along the way. While loss can be devastating, it can also bring unexpected lessons, reshaping how we see the world, ourselves, and the people we love. Here are twelve things grief has taught people — lessons they didn’t see coming.

Grief and love often live side by side — and when it comes to honoring LGBTQ+ lives, memorials can become powerful acts of resistance, affirmation, and celebration. Whether quiet and poetic or loud and unapologetic, LGBTQ+ memorials around the world are reclaiming space, telling truth, and reminding us that every identity deserves to be honored exactly as it was lived: boldly, beautifully, and without compromise.

We never think the last conversation will be the last. And then suddenly, it is. At Wildflower Funeral Concepts, we’ve had the sacred privilege of holding space for people in their deepest moments of grief and reflection. Again and again, we’ve heard the same few regrets whispered through tears — the things people wished they had said when they still had the chance.