SendOutCards Simplifies Sending Sympathy

Words seem inadequate to express the sadness
we feel for you during your time of great loss.

One seemingly odd feature for which I am SO grateful to have my SendOutCards service is for greeting cards in the SYMPATHY category. They are there immediately when I need them; the timing couldn't be better.

I have several greeting cards in this category that are my favorites. It takes less than a matter of minutes to select one that is particularly right for the family in need even when I deviate from my favorites. And because I can override the inside message of a card, most of our greeting cards fit any difficult occasion.

I learned when my loved ones have passed away how absolutely meaningful it is to get a card with a small remembrance of the person who passed away. Since it takes so little time to pick out a card now with my SendOutCards service, I can spend a few moments thinking of a memory to share or a thought that might lift the recipient of my card. Although, with the card above, even if you don't have a few moments to write a few lines, a sincere "I am so sorry" fills the inside of this card with love.

I have a customer that would include old photos of the deceased in condolence cards that she created. She received so much joy as the families glowingly thanked her for that kindness. Personalizing a greeting card with a memory or a photo . . .can you just imagine the special feelings as that card is opened and reread many, many times?

I love the message on this greeting card. Even if I don't have a memory of the deceased to add, my knowledge of the characteristics of the friend to who I am writing can be highlighted.

If one should say to you that the soul perishes like the body,
answer that the flower withers, but the seed remains.

Just be compassionate to acknowledge the sadness. Verbal messages are important but may be forgotten in the early stages of grieving. A greeting card with a short note of sympathy can be referred to again and again throughout the grieving process. Comforting words in greeting cards are an important way of extending happier memories.

For the first few days of bereavement, there are lots of people around those who are grieving. Days and months later, when left alone, your note of condolence is often read for comfort, strength and to help them know that they and their loved one are being remembered.

My next blog will have a tip on sending sympathy cards from an office.
Happy Card Sending!