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12/09/2023

𝙿𝚕𝚎𝚊𝚜𝚎, 𝚍𝚘𝚗’𝚝 𝚝𝚎𝚕𝚕 𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝚑𝚘𝚠 𝚝𝚘 𝚐𝚛𝚒𝚎𝚟𝚎…
She’s in the kitchen washing dishes with her back to you. You approach her with two cups in hand. Fingerprints smeared on the glass. A good few gulps of milk left sloshing around. You place them beside the sink and look to her apologetically.
She doesn’t notice you.
Steam rises from the faucet, and scorching water runs over her hands as she absently scrubs at an already clean pot. Her eyes are not on the sink, but trained out the window.
You follow her gaze to a red bird flitting about in a bush at the back corner of the yard. You look back at her to see her expression has clouded over. Her eyes, heavy with sorrow, slowly blink.
Once that first tear escapes, her face crumbles.
Suddenly the dishes are the least of your concerns.
It’s back again.
You’ve been tiptoeing around it because it gets messy every time it resurfaces.
You’ve used up so much strength to support her because the world goes all pear-shaped whenever she falls apart.
And you’ve found yourself wondering… When will she get over it? When will she stop crying?
When will the memories stop tormenting her?
When will she finally move on?
I know you want to tell her that it will be ok, that we all lose someone we love.
I know you want her to know you feel her pain and that time will heal.
I know you want to say something. Anything.
But above all, please, don’t tell her how to grieve.
When she cries, don’t try to quell her tears. She’s not drowning in them. She’s swimming through thoughts of the love they shared.
When she talks of them, don’t try to change the subject because you think it’s too painful. It’s more painful to bury the memories.
And as the days pass, don’t ask her to move on. She’s not stuck. They are a part of her and she’s a part of them. Death could not undo that. Time will not undo that.
The tears will soon stop flowing and may not return again until tomorrow, or in a month, or in 20 years. But someday, they will come again because the love they shared will stay with her for Always.
There’s nothing you can say, nothing you can tell her, that will change that.
So please, don’t tell her how to grieve.
Just hold her hand. Listen to her stories. And walk beside her though the sorrow.
You may not be the one she’s missing, but you’re the one she has left.
Your quiet presence may be all she needs to make it through. ♥️

02/17/2020

Sand was 51. His death devastated his large, close-knit family and shattered this tiny community of fewer than 1,200 people in northwestern Iowa. His death also represented a growing manifestation of despair in rural America — farmers taking their own lives.

Troy Sand's su***de devastated his large, close-knit family and shattered this tiny community of fewer than 1,200 people in northwestern Iowa. His death also represented a growing manifestation of despair in rural America – the number of farmers taking their own lives.

07/16/2019

It breaks our hearts to provide this Tribute blanket to the parents of youngster Blake Zane Matthews who lost his battle with brain cancer.

July is National Bereaved Parents month. It breaks our hearts to provide this Tribute blanket to the parents of youngster Blake Zane Matthews who lost his battle with brain cancer. Blake's favorite color was red, he loved dinosaurs and legos. In his short life, he was much loved and is dearly missed. God bless you Blake. Donated by Funeral Home Gifts.

07/06/2019

July is National Bereaved Parents month. For those who have lost a child, I see you. I am you.

”Today I wrote a note to a bereaved mother. I wanted to say don’t believe all those sympathy cards. The ones that say “time heals” and “God only takes the best” and “may your sorrows be lessened.” You’ll only be disappointed. I wanted to say this is the most heart-wrenching, chest crushing, breath stealing tragedy on earth. I wanted to tell her there will be days she wants to die, and friends who will not understand some of the things she does or says.
I wanted to tell her she will still feel her child’s presence at times, sometimes so strongly that it is as if they are dancing just at the edge of whatever activity is going on. And other times she might not feel their presence at all.
I wanted to tell her that her life will not go back, that she will never be the same, because a piece of her left with her child. And that even though the pain does not go away, somehow her soul will eventually make enough room so she can hold it all– the grief, the pain, the joy and the love.
I wanted to tell her… but I didn’t. Instead, I wrote this: I’m sending love, for words are pointless right now. And that is the truth.”
Wonderfully written by Susi Costello
Shared by Hope's Seed.................................

01/15/2019

Legendary Broadway star Carol Channing has died, her publicist, Harlan Boll, told CNN on Tuesday.

11/03/2018

Please join us in honoring the loving life and rich legacy of Pastor Stanley R. Williams.

Please join us in honoring the loving life and rich legacy of Pastor Stanley R. Williams. He was deeply religious and served his community and congregation well. He has transitioned to be with the Lord. Thank you for your guidance and love.

10/24/2018

Today we celebrate the grand opening of a beautiful new funeral service in Memphis, TN. Congratulations to Madeline Lyles and Dana Taylor - Afterlife Mortuary Services.

Today we celebrate the grand opening of a beautiful new funeral service in Memphis, TN. Congratulations to Madeline Lyles and Dana Taylor - Afterlife Mortuary Services. This blanket is a Tribute to their care & compassion.

10/19/2018

Please join us in honoring the loving life and rich legacy of Master Trooper Kevin K. Conner who was killed during a routine traffic stop.

Please join us in honoring the loving life and rich legacy of Master Trooper Kevin K. Conner who was killed during a routine traffic stop this past Wednesday. Trooper Conner had served with the North Carolina Highway Patrol for 11 years. He is survived by his wife and two children. In 2011 he saved a driver's life when he extinguished a fire in the man's car after being involved in an accident.
“The Highway Patrol family is mourning the loss of a hero and will forever be changed by the tragic events that have occurred,” Colonel Glenn McNeill Jr., commander of the State Highway Patrol, said. “We ask everyone to please keep Trooper Conner’s family and all who knew him in your thoughts and prayers.” Thank you for your service. You live on in our hearts.

10/09/2018

Congratulations to our Memphis friends!
Dana Taylor & Madeline Lyles! We love you both!

Congratulations to our Memphis friends!
Dana Taylor & Madeline Lyles! We love you both!

09/17/2018

Please join us in honoring the loving life and legacy of Mr. Philbert Samuel Fishley.

Please join us in honoring the loving life and legacy of Mr. Philbert Samuel Fishley. This Tribute blanket honors his home country of Jamaica. Services by J C Boyd Funeral Services of Florida.

09/10/2018

Please join us in honoring the loving life and legacy of James H. Price "Chopper". He served in the Army and we thank him for his service.

Please join us in honoring the loving life and legacy of James H. Price "Chopper". He served in the Army and we thank him for his service. We hope this Tribute blanket will serve as a heirloom for his family in his absence.