So, do you want to know how to help a grieving friend or family member? While you may never know exactly the right thing to do, this book is the next best thing.
Here’s our book review of What Grieving People Wish You Knew by Nancy Guthrie.
How to Bury a Fish: Family-Friendly Fish Funeral & Proper Disposal
Your pet fish – the beloved family friend – has gone, quite literally, belly up. What do you do when a pet fish dies? How do you respectfully bury a fish? What does a fish funeral look like, and how do you properly dispose of a dead fish while respecting the emotions of your little ones?
A fish funeral may seem silly to some. But to those families that watch, feed, play with, and take care of their special pet fish, the death of a little friend can be a big deal.
For many children, this can be their first encounter with death. You will want to handle the situation well so that love is shown to all and peace is known in your home.
This means showing respect for the life of your pet, being conscientious of the emotions of others, and at the same time maintaining health and hygiene when burying, cremating, or otherwise disposing of the dead fish.
10 Great Books about Funerals, Death, & Grief
In no particular order, here are 10 great books about funerals, death, and grief.
Funeral Poem for a Friend: When to the Sessions (Sonnet 30)
The death of a dear friend or loved one is not only a time for grief and mourning; it is also a time for remembrance. It is a time, as William Shakespeare put it in Sonnet 30, for “sessions of sweet silent thought” in which we “summon up remembrance of things past.” The joys of companionship, shared experience, and fond memories are perfectly captured and contrasted with sadness and grief in Shakespeare’s beautiful sonnet on the passing of a treasured friend.
20 Funeral Quotes for A Loved One’s Eulogy
When composing a eulogy for a loved one, the most difficult part can be finding an apt starting point.
Fortunately, many creative minds – authors, poets, musicians, and world leaders – have wrestled with life and death and have emerged with concise, insightful, and stirring funeral quotes to give us guidance.
Here are some of the best and most useful eulogy and funeral quotes, presented with lovely imagery and elegant typography for your inspiration.
Creating A Memorial Space in Your Home
A loved one’s death will leave many things behind – photos, letters, trinkets, clothing, and much more. More than just the tangible stuff which surrounds us, a departed loved one will leave behind a lifetime of memories and a vast empty hole in the lives of those around them.
One way to deal with the intangible effects of a family member’s death is to make use of the tangible things to create a memorial space in your home.
