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.

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

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 isn’t just a human experience. In the wild, across species and continents, animals pause, linger, weep, and return to the places where their companions once lived. At Wildflower, we talk about grief as something deeply human — but also something deeply natural. These moments remind us that loss is part of life’s design… and mourning is one of its most sacred expressions. Here are 10 remarkable animals that seem to grieve their dead — each in their own quiet, powerful w

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.

Despite the common perception of lawyers, I personally know quite a few attorneys who are great at what they do and are good humans. People who approach their work as their way of serving individuals, families, and community. Some I feel blessed to call friends. One in particular I have enjoyed spending a fair amount of time getting to know lately. Phillip George, an Elder Law Attorney. His firm is Safe Harbor Legal Solutions in Bellingham.

The funeral industry historically likes to be shrouded in mystery. This goal of this blog post is to take some common misunderstandings about the funeral industry and shed some light on them. It is also to highlight some of the ways we believe Wildflower is different from most traditional funeral homes and discount cremation providers.