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Funeral Words: Writing a Funeral Speech

Why We Write Funeral Speeches When you write a funeral speech, or eulogy, you're not only honoring the person who has died; you're also honoring his family and friends. You're telling your listeners that this...

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Poems-About-Loss-Of-Loved-Ones

How can you find the right words to express how you feel about the loss of a loved one? A parent, a granparent, a brother, a friend.... Recently I was again reminded of how precious life is when my...

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Is it morbid to plan your own funeral?

I just attended a lovely funeral. This being my first Chinese-American funeral, I had quite a bit of time during the Cantonese language portion of the program to think about how intensely personal, yet...

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Me and My Dragonfly (Totem)

Several years ago, on a company camping trip, several of us had gathered around a picnic table just killing time until everyone arrived. Barb, our resident Wiccan, was shuffling a deck of medicine cards and...

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Sample Eulogy For A Mother

Eulogy for a mother: For what is to die, but to stand in the sun and melt into the wind? And when the Earth has claimed our limbs, then we shall truly dance. This was one of my mother's favorite quotes by...

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Funeral Readings

When you lose someone you care about it is very difficult to think straight and still try and find what you need to celebrate their life. One of the things I found most comforting was specially written...

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Written Examples of a Eulogy

This article gives you two written examples of a eulogy. You can use these examples as templates for your own writing or use them for ideas to get your creative juices flowing. This is a time of struggle...

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Free Sample Eulogy Poems

Delivering a eulogy is a task that most individuals never want to undertake because it can be emotionally overwhelming during a time of grief. A eulogy speech is tribute to one that has died. There are...

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Eulogy For A Best Friend

Writing a eulogy for a best friend can be a painstaking and daunting task to complete. During a time of grieving and loss, it may seem impossible to put together the eulogy speech that your friend deserves. ...

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Tips on How to Write an Eulogy

Losing a loved one is never easy. I can still remember when my dad died. Since he had a fatal heart attack, it came as a shock to all of us. Consequently, I never even had a chance to say goodbye to him. ...

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