March 2020 - These Curious Times

A Psychic and A Seer
When Debra Sweat Smith was a
child, she saw things and felt things
that other children did not. She would
recall past lives; tell her teachers that
an earthquake was coming and would
often times drift off and speak a
foreign language that she had no way
of knowing.
She was one of those children that
are all too often ridiculed or made
fun of, and probably would have been
if the things that she was professing
never happened. But they did.” One day
I refused to go to school. I insisted to
my mother that the whole world was
going to be crying and they were going
to close the school for a couple of days,”
she recalled, “This was two days before
President John Kennedy was shot.”
Her school mates would gravitate
to her, to ask if a crush liked them back
and would often pass out rocks to
friends who needed help with a test.
Debra was gifted at an early age and
she knew how special her gifts were.
Her true spiritual journey started
well over 30 years ago, “Since that time
I have found out who I really am. I
have studied angels, crystals, Feng
Shui, space clearing, mediumship,
ghost hunting, reiki healing and
studied these things in depth to fully
understand myself and my gifts.”
In her meditations, she is often
visited by her guides who deliver
information either audibly, in visions
or by automatic writing.
Rose Cremation Extends Services to
Furry Friends
STAFF REPORT
Rose Cremation Services located
in the city of Bellflower, exists to offer
a more compassionate approach
to cremation services, “We are a full
service, family owned funeral home
providing services to Los Angeles
County, Orange County and all
Southern California,” says co-owner
Christal Vargas Leyva, “Our business
philosophy is to offer a sensitive death
care option combined with personal
service and reasonable pricing.”
“We assist families in creating
meaningful and memorable ways to
celebrate a loved one’s life,” says Leyva,
“but we have gone one step further,
we now offer the same services for
the loss of a four-legged furry family
member.”
From the heart wrenching
moment when it becomes clear that
a beloved pet has limited days, Rose
Cremation can gently guide the family
through all the arrangements that
must be made.
“We offer the cremation services,
we immortalize paw prints in a
keepsake plaster disc, deliver the pet
in a special urn as well as a death
certificate to the owner,” adds Leyva.
Offering the same kindness and
services that are needed for human
family, transportation of the pet from
the veterinarian to the crematory,
holding a memorial service or assisting
in finding a burial spot is offered in a
complete arranged package. “We do
everything for the owner, because
our pets are part of the family,” notes
Leyva.
Working alongside Pet Haven
Cemetery and Crematory, there is
the option of offering aquamations,
which uses water flow, temperature
and alkalinity to conduct a natural
decomposition. The process results in
clean, pure sand like appearance that
holds the cherished memories of pets.
Rose Cremation also offers the pet
owner other options to memorialize
their fur baby. The ashes can be saved
in jewelry, a special shaped urn or by
creating a stuffed animal in the pets’
likeness, with a special pouch for the
ashes.
Pet haven was founded in the city
of Gardena in 1948. Over 30,000 pets
are ‘at rest’ in their burial grounds.
The land is dedicated with the state
of California so it will forever remain a
cemetery.
The loss of a beloved pet is never
easy to deal with, especially when it’s
unexpected. Even though this is one
of the most difficult moments you will
endure, understanding the importance
a pet plays in our lives, is the principle
mission of Rose Cremation and with
quality care, integrity and attention
to detail, they can help you pay proper
respect to the pet who has served you
and your family.
For more information on pet
cremations and burial services
contact Rose Cremation Services at
562.804.0404.
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