9 Ideas for Honoring a Loved One

Syllables in Pencil

So, honor is defined as, “showing esteem for one deserving of respect, attention, or obedience.” The supreme level of honor is reserved for God alone (Deut. 32:51; Psa. 22:3; 33:8; 119:161). To honor God is to revere and fear Him.

This makes them ideal for an inscription or epitaph.

• Always in our hearts.
• Always on my mind, forever in my heart.
• You’ll be with me forever.
• Gone yet not forgotten.
• May the winds of heaven blow softly and whisper in your ear.
• You may be gone from my sight but you are never gone from my heart.

Creative Ways to Honor Your Child

1. Write a poem in honor of your child.
2. Thank a family member or friend who has helped you along your journey.
3. If you are parenting a child who came after the one who died the book “Someone Came Before You” is perfect gift just for them.
4. Plant a memorial garden in memory of your child.

1. Give Away Books – Honor your loved one’s memory by sharing their beloved books with others.
2. Glass Cremation Keepsakes – Turn your loved one’s cremated remains into a work of art.
3. Funeral Flowers to Beautiful Jewelry – What do people do with all of the flowers at the end of a funeral?

1 : born after the death of the father. 2 : published after the death of the author. 3 : following or occurring after death posthumous fame.

“For people who have relatively mastered a traumatic loss or stress reaction, a memorial serves a healthy, healing role. It helps them integrate and remember their experience. So memorializing honors those who are lost and helps the survivors who can manage grief well continue the process.”

When you plant a tree in memory of someone who has died, it grows to stand as a “living memorial.” It’s a way to honor someone by emphasizing life. It’s a way to give back to the earth which by God’s grace sustains us. And it is a memorial that literally lives on. Your memorial tree will live on in the national forest.

oak tree

The Flowering Cherry Tree has been one of our most popular memorial tree types for years. Memorial tree cremation urns have been around for several years. (We’ve been offering them since 2013, with many satisfied families.) These are biodegradable urns that can be used to plant your ashes and grow a tree from a seed.

Italian cypress

Ten of The Most Incredible and Inspiring Trees In The World

• Baobab trees in Madagascar.
• Japanese Maple in Portland, Oregon.
• Methuselah.
• General Sherman Sequoia tree.
• Angel Oak tree.
• The Trees of Dead Vlei.
• Dragon blood tree.
• Pando Tree.

Contents

• 1.1 Oak.
• 1.2 Ash.
• 1.3 Apple.
• 1.4 Hazel.
• 1.5 Alder.
• 1.6 Elder.
• 1.7 Yew.

Chrysanthemum