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Sympathy, Thanks and Remembrance: the four wording guides, together

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The 4 PDF guides: What to Write in a Sympathy Card: The Wording Book; Funeral Thank-You Notes: Wording for Every Kindness; Heavenly Birthdays and Anniversaries: Words for the Days That Come Back; Memory Cards and a Memory Book: The Printable Kit.
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After a death, the words do not stop at the funeral. There are sympathy cards to write, thank-you notes to send, a memory table to set up, and then the birthdays and anniversaries that come back each year. These four guides cover each of them, with 590 original messages, lines and prompts between them, and together they cost less than if bought one by one.

Cover of the PDF guide "What to Write in a Sympathy Card: The Wording Book"Cover of the PDF guide "Funeral Thank-You Notes: Wording for Every Kindness"Cover of the PDF guide "Heavenly Birthdays and Anniversaries: Words for the Days That Come Back"Cover of the PDF guide "Memory Cards and a Memory Book: The Printable Kit"
The four covers, 119 pages in all
  • 119pages
  • 14complete annotated examples
  • 26letters and scripts to adapt
  • 31tables and worksheets
  • 43checkboxes

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The 4 guides in the set

Cover of the PDF guide "What to Write in a Sympathy Card: The Wording Book"
What to Write in a Sympathy Card: The Wording Book200 original messages sorted by relationship and situation, flower card lines, how to sign, longer condolence letters and what to write when you are late35 pages · $24See inside
Cover of the PDF guide "Funeral Thank-You Notes: Wording for Every Kindness"
Funeral Thank-You Notes: Wording for Every Kindness150 original thank-you lines for flowers, cards, donations, meals, pallbearers, the officiant and the care team, public thank-yous, and a tracker to print26 pages · $19See inside
Cover of the PDF guide "Heavenly Birthdays and Anniversaries: Words for the Days That Come Back"
Heavenly Birthdays and Anniversaries: Words for the Days That Come Back160 original messages for a heavenly birthday, the anniversary of a death, the first holidays and family milestones, words to send a friend on their hard day, and a calendar to print28 pages · $19See inside
Cover of the PDF guide "Memory Cards and a Memory Book: The Printable Kit"
Memory Cards and a Memory Book: The Printable Kit80 memory card prompts, card layouts and table signs to print, ways to collect memories from people far away, and how to turn the cards into a memory book that lasts30 pages · $19See inside

Why the four together

The four guides follow the words of the months after a death, in order: the card you write when you hear the news, the thank-you notes the family writes after the funeral, the memories gathered at the service, and the days that come back each year. They share the same method (a short message built around one true detail) and the same numbered lists, so a family can share the work.

In pictures

A bundle of old stamped letters beside a sprig of wild flowers
A bundle of old stamped letters beside a sprig of wild flowers. Photo: Vintage RS, CC0 1.0
A bouquet of pink and red peonies against a pale wall
A bouquet of pink and red peonies against a pale wall. Photo: Paulina Lohunko, CC0 1.0
Small glass candle holders glowing on a white tablecloth
Small glass candle holders glowing on a white tablecloth. Photo: Matt Bango, CC0 1.0
A rural U.S. mailbox on a wooden fence post
A rural U.S. mailbox on a wooden fence post. Photo: Matt Bango, CC0 1.0
A long table set with glasses and candle lanterns for an evening meal outdoors
A long table set with glasses and candle lanterns for an evening meal outdoors. Photo: Thell, CC BY 2.0
A blank card clipped to a bunch of eucalyptus in a glass jar
A blank card clipped to a bunch of eucalyptus in a glass jar. Photo: Helena Hertz, CC0 1.0

Illustrative photos, published by their authors under free licences.

Cover of the PDF guide "What to Write in a Sympathy Card: The Wording Book"Cover of the PDF guide "Funeral Thank-You Notes: Wording for Every Kindness"Cover of the PDF guide "Heavenly Birthdays and Anniversaries: Words for the Days That Come Back"Cover of the PDF guide "Memory Cards and a Memory Book: The Printable Kit"
Sympathy, Thanks and Remembrance: the four wording guides
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The four wording guides in one purchase: What to Write in a Sympathy Card, Funeral Thank-You Notes, Heavenly Birthdays and Anniversaries, and Memory Cards and a Memory Book.

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Common questions

What does the set contain?

The four complete PDF guides, identical to those sold one by one: What to Write in a Sympathy Card, Funeral Thank-You Notes, Heavenly Birthdays and Anniversaries, and Memory Cards and a Memory Book.

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