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Encouragement Comforting words for serious illness

How to find comforting words for serious illness.

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Care & Concern How to support a friend with cancer or serious illness

What to say and how to support friends with cancer or a serious illness directly from people who went through it.

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Sympathy Sympathy messages: What to write in a sympathy card

Signing a sympathy card isn’t easy. We search for words. We wonder what would be comforting to hear. We worry about s...

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Mother's Day When Mother’s Day is hard: Grieving on Mother's Day

Find a few ways to offer support and kindness when Mother's Day is hard.

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Sympathy How to support a grieving friend

Advice on how to support a grieving friend, directly from people who went through it. Get ideas to show you care here.

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Sympathy Sympathy gift ideas for offering your condolences and support

Many times, we don’t know what to say after a loss. It can be difficult to determine what will comfort a hurting frie...

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Faith Joanne Eschrich: Angels everywhere

Hallmark Artist Joanne Eschrich's belief in the angels around us inspired her collection for Hallmark Gold Crown stor...

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Sympathy 75+ grief quotes to give you comfort and help you heal

Grieving the loss of a loved one feels different for everyone, and there’s no telling what will bring comfort on a ha...

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Valentine's Day Ways to find comfort and hope when you’re grieving on Valentine’s Day (or support someone who is)

Grief is always hard, but especially on Valentine’s Day. From social media to stores to kids’ classrooms, it can feel...

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Mother's Day Mother's Day without Mom: Remembering lost loved ones with new traditions

This Mother’s Day will be my third without my mom. She died just before Thanksgiving and Christmas in 2020, which mad...

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Lifestyle How to Write an Obituary: What to Say About the Life of a Loved One

Summarizing a loved one’s life can feel like an impossible task, especially when you’re grieving. It’s even more chal...

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Birthday The language of flowers: Flower meanings and birth flowers

Whether it’s a bouquet arranged with love or dainty blossoms dusting an old country field, flowers are reminders that...