If the family requested a charitable donation “in lieu of flowers” is it...
Yes, your gift of sympathy provides visible, emotional support to friends and family at a time when they really need it. A sympathy gift sends your personal message of condolence. You may choose to...
View ArticleThe funeral is already over. Is it still appropriate to send a sympathy gift?
A sympathy gift delivered to the home after the busyness of the funeral and visiting friends and family is often more appreciated. When others have returned to their own homes and lives, the arrival of...
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The anniversaries and holidays that pass without the deceased are often very difficult for grieving friends and families. Sending a gift provides comfort and support when the bereaved are hurting. A...
View ArticleI was close to the deceased but didn’t really know the family. Who do I send...
According to etiquette you send the gift to the closest relative of the person who has died (i.e.: the widow or the eldest child). It is appropriate in this case to inform the gift recipient how you...
View ArticleI already sent a sympathy card. Is it appropriate to send a sympathy gift a...
Grief does not need to be acknowledged in one package or in one specific way. Sending a sympathy card sends the message you care and are honoring the bereaved person’s loss. If you find out later...
View ArticleWhen should I expect a thank you response from the person I sent the sympathy...
Be patient with the bereaved as they deal with the feelings of grief and struggle to adjust to life without someone they care about. Many times someone will pick up the phone to say thank you for the...
View ArticleIn Memory of My Sister – Sympathy Poem
Too many friends have died this year, But I didn’t think it would hurt this much. Instead I have cried many tears, We always kept in touch. You will never be forgotten my sis, In my heart you will...
View ArticleMirrors & Windows – Sympathy Poem
Look at yourself in a mirror! The reflection that looks back to greet you, is the same face you show the world. This is the one face that knows you best understands what you seek. An indifferent world,...
View ArticleReligious Sympathy Messages
Religious sympathy messages give you an opportunity to add an element of spiritual comfort to a card message. Use the following religious sympathy messages to encourage and comfort someone who is...
View Article50 Amazing Sympathy Quotes
Words are a powerful medium to bring back a person from the shadows of pain and sorrow. Words have a healing ability, though cannot substitute the loss but they do provide comfort. Finding proper...
View ArticleAlone Without You – Sympathy Poem
Alone I sit here in the night With stars and moon that shine so bright No shadow here just a glimmering light And a gentle breeze that kiss the leaves goodnight Alone I sit now that you’ve gone away I...
View ArticleBottom Of The Ocean – Missing you
It’s been in the past for a while I get a flash and a smile am I crazy still miss ya baby it was real it was right but it burned ur heart to survive where did the love go I don’t know when its all set...
View ArticleDo you still love me.. – Miss You Dear
Don’t love me like a flower, flowers dry out in the summer heat, Love me like a river, coz river water has a constant beat, I loved you but just couldn’t tell you, I didn’t know that you had loved me...
View ArticleSometimes I Just Need to be Alone
And sometimes I just need to be ALONE So I can CRY without being Judged So I can THINK of YOU without being Interrupted So I don’t bring anyone down with me.
View ArticleToday Is Valentines Day
Today is Valentines Day A day to show a love one you care But how can you hold them and kiss them When no one is even there?
View ArticleI will Love you for Every Second of Life
I Carried You Every Second of your Life And I Will Love You for every second of mine
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