Author : Sarah York
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 40,74 MB
Release : 2000-08-28
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 0787955078
A gentle guide on how to plan an original memorial service, ritual or remembrance that personally reflects and honors the life of the one who has died.
Author : Mitch Albom
Publisher : Crown
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 34,67 MB
Release : 2007-06-29
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0307414094
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A special 25th anniversary edition of the beloved book that has changed millions of lives with the story of an unforgettable friendship, the timeless wisdom of older generations, and healing lessons on loss and grief—featuring a new afterword by the author “A wonderful book, a story of the heart told by a writer with soul.”—Los Angeles Times “The most important thing in life is to learn how to give out love, and to let it come in.” Maybe it was a grandparent, or a teacher, or a colleague. Someone older, patient and wise, who understood you when you were young and searching, helped you see the world as a more profound place, gave you sound advice to help you make your way through it. For Mitch Albom, that person was his college professor Morrie Schwartz. Maybe, like Mitch, you lost track of this mentor as you made your way, and the insights faded, and the world seemed colder. Wouldn’t you like to see that person again, ask the bigger questions that still haunt you, receive wisdom for your busy life today the way you once did when you were younger? Mitch Albom had that second chance. He rediscovered Morrie in the last months of the older man’s life. Knowing he was dying, Morrie visited with Mitch in his study every Tuesday, just as they used to back in college. Their rekindled relationship turned into one final “class”: lessons in how to live. “The truth is, Mitch,” he said, “once you learn how to die, you learn how to live.” Tuesdays with Morrie is a magical chronicle of their time together, through which Mitch shares Morrie’s lasting gift with the world.
Author : First Congregational Church (Cincinnati, Ohio)
Publisher :
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 46,57 MB
Release : 1880
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Author : First Presbyterian Church (Utica, N.Y.)
Publisher :
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 33,70 MB
Release : 1867
Category : Presbyterian Church
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Author : George H. Farrier
Publisher :
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 33,33 MB
Release : 1879
Category : Jersey City (N.J.)
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Author : Denise Carson
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 15,92 MB
Release : 2011-04-10
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0520949412
Parting Ways explores the emergence of new end-of-life rituals in America that celebrate the dying and reinvent the roles of family and community at the deathbed. Denise Carson contrasts her father’s passing in the 1980s, governed by the structures of institutionalized death, with her mother’s death some two decades later. Carson’s moving account of her mother’s dying at home vividly portrays a ceremonial farewell known as a living wake, showing how it closed the gap between social and biological death while opening the door for family and friends to reminisce with her mother. Carson also investigates a variety of solutions--living funerals, oral ethical wills, and home funerals--that revise the impending death scenario. Integrating the profoundly personal with the objectively historical, Parting Ways calls for an "end of life revolution" to change the way of death in America.
Author : New England Catholic Historical Society
Publisher :
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 44,79 MB
Release : 1904
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Author : Sharon Purtill
Publisher :
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 15,60 MB
Release : 2019-04-05
Category :
ISBN : 9780973410433
This Celebration of Life: A Legacy Journal is a unique writing prompt journal that will have you celebrating milestones, expressing gratitude for life's little treasures, and documenting your goals and dreams for the future. Before you know it, you will be strolling down memory lane recording pieces of your history and reminiscing about days gone by. Enjoy encapsulating your own life story with this unique legacy journal or use it to interview a loved one and celebrate their life from their perspective. Inside you will find over 150 thought-provoking questions about your life spread out over seven chapters. To heighten your enjoyment the author has placed colorable images throughout your journal. You will be able to express your creativity while you contemplate your answers to the many thoughtful questions. There are even some full page colorable images. Think adult coloring book meets interactive journal and you've got Celebration of Life. It's a fun and creative way to document your life story. There is even a place for special dedications that will honor those you cherish most. This Celebration of Life journal is a truly a wonderful one-of-a-kind keepsake. Save it for yourself or gift it to someone you care about. When you gift someone this Celebration of Life: A Legacy Journal you are letting them know you believe their life deserves to be honored and celebrated in a unique and personal way. If you do gift this writing prompt journal, why not consider pairing it with a pack of colored pencils so the fun can start right away? Contents Include: Chapter One: Where It All Began Chapter Two: Gratitude Chapter Three: Love, Family & Friends Chapter Four: Happiness & Joy Chapter Five: Dreams & Goals Chapter Six: Life Lessons Chapter Seven: Legacy Celebration of Life: A Legacy Journal by Sharon Purtill has been written so everyone can enjoy the rewarding experience of documenting their own life from their unique perspective. There is no better time to celebrate life than when you are living it!
Author : Thomas Paine Historical Association
Publisher :
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 20,47 MB
Release : 1909
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Author : Rob Baker
Publisher : Crown
Page : 261 pages
File Size : 11,95 MB
Release : 2013-03-13
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 0307833186
Memorial services are not so much rites for the dead as celebrations by the living and for the living of the lives of those who have died. Such ceremonies are an important way of saying good-bye, yet most people are not sure exactly what to do when the task of arranging one falls to them. Here is a practical and supportive guide, explaining how to cope with all the details when efficiency is furthest from your mind: Timing, place, and who should participate Selecting a minister or spiritual leader Choosing the right words and music Writing a eulogy Setting the scene with flowers, photos, and mementos Bringing closure by providing food, drink, and companionship afterward In addition to two sample memorial services, an annotated bibliography and discography, and a listing of memorial societies throughout the country, Rob Baker offers helpful information and advice on funerals, cremation, undertakers (including where to look on the Web to evaluate what they have to offer), donating the body or its organs for medical purposes, as well as a brief history of funerary traditions.
