Mother’s Day — A Promise of Remembrance

Of all the women in our lives, mothers certainly hold a position of supreme love and regard that often are set far above others we hold dear in life. Mothers are, frankly, our first very best friends and throughout life, others may come close but there’s a place that only they can hold dear in … Read more

When the Matriarch is Missing from Thanksgiving This Year, Who Will Fill Her Shoes?

For many people, including myself this year, Thanksgiving is happening without the presence of my maternal grandmother, and it has given me an opportunity, in the past few weeks since her passing, to actually reflect on something that I have not thought of in a long time—the passing of the torch to the next generation. … Read more

Father’s Day Takes on Brand New Meaning This Year

  Every year when Father’s Day has come around, my mind has always gone toward my dad and my grandfather, who were great role models. It’s previously been a day of reflection and missing the generations before, but this time it’s different for me. Last August, when Rowen Michael Jones arrived in this world, making … Read more

Themed Funerals and How You Can Start Planning for Your Loved Ones

  Over the years we’ve been in our new building, in the many Celebrations of Life that happen in our Bluebonnet Community Room, our Funeral Directors and Team Members have brought their special skills and talents to preparing our area for visitation and services where you truly feel at home. Very often there is a … Read more

Announcing Our Sixth Generation Callaway-Jones Team Member!

It is with great pleasure that Chelsea and I introduce to you the sixth generation of the Callaway-Jones family—Rowen Michael Jones. He entered this world on August 23rd and if you will allow proud parents a little bias, he is the most handsome little boy we’ve ever seen. After thinking a long time about what … Read more

Joy in the Sport of Golf

  I was out shooting a few practice rounds of golf on the course last weekend, and I suddenly stared at the little white ball in a new way.  Rather than seeing it as a target to be aimed, I began thinking about what a relaxing game this is, even in the midst of some … Read more

Can We Have a Funeral if We Don’t Belong to a Church?

  When the loss of a loved one occurs, it is truly important to have a ceremony of remembrance to allow people time to join together in grief, talk about the life and best times and happy memories of the one you have lost, and simply be together. Over the years, churches have been the … Read more

What is the Difference between a Celebration of Life and a Funeral?

When did you attend your last funeral? Think about when and where you were. Did you walk out of the service feeling like the person being memorialized was really described in a way that made you glad to have known them? Or did you feel like you were in the exact same kind of funeral … Read more

Voted Best Local Business Owner – Cody Jones

When Chelsea and I learned that I’d been voted as The Eagle’s “Reader’s Choice Best Local Business Owner,” it was especially exciting and truly humbling. I wished my father and grandfather were here to share in this distinction. It was from them I learned how to be a business owner, and operate a business. This … Read more

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