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Missing You: 45 Honest Quotes about Grief

October 3, 2023October 18, 2022 by Daniel Szczesniak

Grieving over and missing someone you love is a big deal. It’s not always easy to give voice to the thoughts and emotions inside you.

These swell up to tears and down to numbness, then repeat, and it seems like no one else understands or can fathom.

The 22 honest missing someone quotes about grief are provided here to help you find the right words to express just how much you miss your loved one. Feel free to share, pin, or save as your background or screen saver, just be sure to link back to this post when sharing online.

Don’t Laugh: Memes for Funerals

May 28, 2025October 18, 2022 by Daniel Szczesniak

Funerals can bring out a lot of emotions – sadness, frustration, anxiety, fear, relief, tension, hope, closure, letdown, and more.

One thing we need not forget is that death and its entourage of surrounding customs (funerals, wakes, cremation, burial, etc) can actually be funny.

In the vein of keeping things light, and recognizing that the human race has long used humor as a valuable form of expression relating to all stages and walks of life, here are 20 Funeral Humor Memes that we have collected, created, and shared.

100 Greatest Songs About Death & Losing Someone You Love

July 24, 2023October 17, 2022 by McKenna Hinton

Songs about death abound. From Homer to Poe, the canticles of Mesopotamia to Beethoven, ancient mosaics to modern art — death and loss have long been a source of inspiration for the arts.

Plays, poetry, paintings and music have centered around this inevitable part of life since the earliest civilizations. Death rocks us at the very core of our emotions and stirs the deepest corners of our spirit, moving many to express their pain in ways that can be shared.

15+ Beautiful Sailboat Urns & Sailing Memorials

October 31, 2024October 13, 2022 by Daniel Szczesniak

A sailing cremation urn is a lovely way to honor your loved one’s personality and interests.

Sailing is a fun, exhilarating and yet relaxing pastime. When on a sailboat, the thrill of the high seas is combined with the relaxation of a day in the sun with the soothing sounds of the ocean in your ears.

Sailing can be both a family and an individual activity, has health benefits relating to physical fitness and mental acuity, and can be surprisingly inexpensive in comparison to many other hobbies.

100 Grief Quotes from Great Minds to Stir Your Soul

December 8, 2023October 10, 2022 by Daniel Szczesniak

The best grief quotes provide something more than a pat on the back. Truly thoughtful words of comfort provide insight and encouragement to a downcast soul.

I’m a great believer in the wisdom of classical literature. For years I’ve scoured old books of quotations, grief resources, the Bible, and other resources for insight on grief, death, loss, and remembering those we love. More recently, I’ve begun the ancient practice of keeping a commonplace book to log all the great quotes I find.

All that has gone into this resource to create the ultimate list of powerful, meaningful, and uplifting grieving quotes.

Below, you’ll find the most popular, famous, and meaningful bereavement quotes. You’ll see a lot of those on other websites. But more than that, I’ve unearthed sayings from ancient sources you won’t find on other lists like this. I’ve even written a few of my own (thoughts both original and derivative of longer great quotes) to contribute.

Read on, and I think you can find rich benefit from this collection of wise and timeless words.

Jewish Burial Caskets & Where to Find Them

September 24, 2024October 8, 2022 by Daniel Szczesniak

Jewish burial practices are very similar to the contemporary eco-friendly trend, the “green burial” movement. As people begin to realize just how harmful some of the modern “traditional” funeral practices are, a movement back to the old ways it beginning to take place.

For the Jewish community, the reality is that they have been doing it right for many years and the rest of the Western world is waking up to the wisdom of a simple, natural burial.

Keeping Cremated Remains at Home

November 1, 2025October 3, 2022 by Karen Roldan

There is nothing weird, harmful, or unsafe about keeping cremated remains in your home. Cremated ashes are clean and sanitary. The process of cremation has eliminated any potential contamination.

Additionally, the remains are kept separate and secure in a plastic bag inside of the cremation urn. This means that no one can easily tamper with the ashes, and you don’t have to worry about spills.

40 Best Photo Memorials & Remembrance Ideas

July 24, 2023September 30, 2022 by McKenna Hinton

Memorials are a wonderful way to keep those we’ve lost close to our hearts, and stir up warm recollections each time we see them. There are so many options available for remembrance items: jewelry, wall collages, albums, paintings, plaques, vases and candles — the list is almost endless.

Today, we’re going to be taking a look at the 40 best photo memorials and remembrance ideas.

What is the difference between funeral director, mortician, and undertaker?

July 24, 2023September 29, 2022 by Daniel Szczesniak

Nowadays, the terms funeral director, mortician, and undertaker all mean the same thing. They refer to a person who supervises or conducts the preparation of the dead for burial and directs or arranges funerals.

Should a Couple’s Remains Be Commingled?

July 24, 2023September 26, 2022 by Daniel Szczesniak

Here are some thoughts on the question, ‘Should a couple’s remains be commingled?’

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How to Write a Tribute to a Mother Who Passed Away

July 24, 2023September 26, 2022 by Margaret McDonnell

Writing a tribute to a mother who passed away is a bittersweet task. The loss itself creates a heaviness in your heart that seems unbearable, yet the act of remembering her results in a joy that is profound.

Mothers are the most special people in the world. They embody the grace and wisdom needed to succeed at humanity’s most important role. No one shows the kind of unconditional love that our mothers display for us.

Casket vs Coffin and Everything Else You Should Know

September 24, 2024September 24, 2022 by Karen Roldan

What’s the difference between a casket and a coffin? After all, these special boxes will often be the most expensive item on your funeral planning checklist.

You’re going to want to know things like:

How much should you spend on a casket?
Is a sealed casket the best way to go?
Should you get wood or metal?
What gauge of metal or type of wood is best?

We’ll answer all these questions and more to help you find the casket that best suits your needs.

But first: Casket vs coffin… What’s the difference?

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