It was a cold, crisp sunny day late last year when we met at Sharpham House to celebrate the life of an amazing lady. Her daughter read this heartfelt poem:
Afterglow
I’d like the memory of me to be a happy one.
I’d like to leave an afterglow of smiles when life is done.
I’d like to leave an echo whispering softly down the ways,
Of happy times, and laughing times, and bright and sunny days.
I’d like tears of those who grieve, to dry before the sun
Of happy memories that I leave, when life is done.
Anon
We then made our way to the Burial ground to say goodbye as we listened to the birds sing and watch the sun sparkle on the River Dart as it wound its way past the vineyard. Her family scattered rose petals on her wicker coffin in memory of all the love they had shared over the years.
They wrote to me:
Using a Funeral Celebrant helped us as a family to make the right decisions and choices for my mother’s funeral at a time when everything was overwhelming.
Sarah also gave us extra support at a very stressful time, for which I am truly grateful, and we were able to plan my mother’s funeral in a way that did not feel rushed or hasty.
Sarah helped to make the day a celebration of my mother’s life, which was exactly what my father wanted and my mother would have loved.
We had lovely comments from friends and family about the venue, service (poetry and music), the natural burial ground and committal, lunch and sharing of memories – all of which Sarah guided us through.
With hindsight I would have involved Sarah much earlier on.
