EPITAPHS

I would like to add a little humor to my blog by posting some humorous epitaphs about once a month.  An epitaph is writing on a tombstone.  Sometimes the deceased write it before they die and sometimes our loved ones write it for us.  The most infamous ones were written during the late 1800′s when the wild west was being tamed. So called loved ones were not always loved and things got said after they moved on.  Here is an old English epitaph that I came across:

“Here lies my poor wife, without bed or blanket,

But dead as a door nail, God be thanket.”

Here is another one found in Silvermine Connecticut:

“Here lies the body of Mary Devoe,

Wife of Henry Devoe.

Tears cannot bring her back,

Therefore, I weep.”

I hope you have enjoyed my post today and hope that I have lightened your mood on a serious situation.  God Bless!

WRITING LETTERS

 Writing letters to our dearly departed is a wonderful therapy for grief. Most people think that the line of communication is cut after we die, but I believe that the line is wide open! I’ve known people who have carried grief around for years because they felt that they never had a chance to fully tell the deceased loved one how they truly felt about them. You still can tell them through the writing of letters. I have books of writing because I believe that they have an affect on our lives, no matter how long they have been gone or how far away you think they might be, they still hear our words for them and they do respond. It’s as simple as keeping a journal and very therapeutic. You can ask questions through your writing or just tell them how much you love them and what happened that day that reminded you of them. The dearly departed love hearing from us and it is not a sign of mental illness to write letters addressed to those that have gone before us. Some of the world’s greatest inventions, art and song have been transmitted through this action. The line is always open and it is your choice to pick up a pen…….Amen.