Grief can take on many forms. If you aren’t fully experiencing grief after your loss, this could signify delayed grief.
Why does delayed grief happen? What are the symptoms? Should you seek professional help if you suffer from delayed grief?
Memorial Candles: 21 Ways to Light a Candle for Someone
Memorial candles are often used in funerals, “life celebration” services, and memorial spaces at home. Something is comforting and hopeful about lighting a candle in memory of a loved one.
But what does this ritual mean? Why do people use a candle for death, and how can you incorporate candle lighting into your memorials?
In this article, we’ll explore these questions and show you some of the most meaningful and creative ways to light a candle for someone.
Our Favorite Funeral Poster Ideas for Celebration of Life
Funeral posters are a beautiful way to honor your loved one’s life and display their photo at the funeral or celebration of life event.
Let’s talk about how to get these made, how to find a gorgeous template to use, where and how to print, what details to include, and more.
How to Preserve Funeral Flowers (+ 20 Keepsake Ideas)
Today we’re going to tell you how to preserve funeral flowers, and what to do with those flowers to honor your loved one.
Friends and loved ones have sent you hundreds of dollars worth of flowers. Even though we know flowers are meant to wilt and fade away, you still want to do something with them.
Funeral Announcements: How To Write, Print, & Post
There are times when words are hard to find. Announcing a loved one’s funeral is one of the most difficult of those times.
You probably have a lot of questions. How do you announce the funeral? What information should be included? Is a funeral announcement the same thing as an obituary? When should you post or publish it?
Death brings out so many questions, and you have found the right place to have these questions answered.
20 Inspirational Quotes About the Death of a Loved One
Finding inspiration while grieving the death of a loved one can seem impossible.
But here’s an incredible truth: The fact that your loved one’s loss has hit you so hard is proof that there is something to learn from their life.
What Happens If You Can’t Afford a Funeral?
Funerals are expensive – and the costs are rising yearly.
What happens if you can’t afford a funeral or cremation? Who is responsible for paying for the funeral, anyways?
Where can you turn for help? How do you lay your loved one to rest with no money?
Continue to read and find out the answers to these questions and more.
50 Comforting Sympathy Prayers for Loss of a Loved One
What should you say in prayer for the death of a loved one? What sort of grief prayer can you pray for yourself (if you’re the one who is grieving) or for someone you care about who is mourning the loss of a loved one?
The Bible is filled with God’s words of comfort, all of which you can pray when reeling from the death of someone you love.
Whether you want to find the words to express what’s in your heart, or you want to offer a sensitive, Scriptural, and comforting sympathy prayer for a friend, we’ve put together a beautiful collection of grief prayers for you below.
25 Urns That Don’t Look Like Urns
Choosing an urn can be a difficult decision. You have to take the “final resting place” into consideration when purchasing an urn. Are you placing the urn in the ground? A niche? Keeping it at home? If you’re keeping it at home, do you want it to look like an urn?
Plus, how large should the urn be? Are you dividing the cremated remains between family members? What material should the urn be made from?
Most importantly – what will best honor your loved one’s memory?
You may have never realized how many things you need to consider. In this list, you will see some very unique and non-traditional urns. These urns don’t look like urns – and to honor your beloved, that may be the way to go!
Cremains Containers: Find the Best Cremation Urn for Your Loved One
In this post, we are going to talk about cremains containers. This is a term many people search when looking for a cremation urn. In other words, a “container” for the “cremated remains.”
The fact that you’re looking for cremains containers means that you have experienced or anticipate the loss of a loved one. So let us first express our sincere condolences to you and your family. It is our hope and prayer that in this article you find the answers to your questions.
Here for You: Grief Care Package Review & Unboxing
Here for You is a small, woman-owned business that curates practical and thoughtful care packages. Their unique angle is that they provide really, really practical things to send to a grieving friend or family – like, toilet paper.
It’s actually a great idea, and receiving one of these boxes (filled with paper plates and, yes, TP) is actually more exciting than it might sound. The products they include are recycled, natural, and truly top-notch, plus they have plenty of personal care items you can add-on to any care package to spruce it up even more.
Below is my review of a Here for You grief care package, along with unboxing photos. (Spoiler alert: I’m going to recommend this company wholeheartedly; they have great stuff and it’s really thoughtfully packaged.)
Hopefully this will help you decide on the perfect sympathy gift to send to someone you care about who is far away!
How to Decorate a Grave: 50 Gravesite Decorations & Tips
Personalizing your loved one’s gravesite is a wonderful way to celebrate their life. Although you are saddened by their passing, keeping their grave looking beautiful is one way to help work through your grief.
You may wonder how to decorate, what to set on the gravesite, when to change out décor, or why the cemetery may have policy is on decorating.
In this article, we will discuss all this and more. You’ll learn how to decorate a grave in a way that lasts, plus you’ll be inspired by all the creative ideas that are out there. You will also learn some tips for keeping your loved one’s grave looking fresh and beautiful.
