No Matter What

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Looking for readings for a non-religious funeral? Whether you’d like to find a reading that reflects the personality of your loved one, or a funny funeral reading that will make friends and family smile, we’ve collected some of our favourite non-religious funeral readings to help you find the right one. Modern non-religious funeral readings No Matter What – Debi Gliori This short funeral verse is an uplifting poem about celebrating life and remembering someone who has made a positive impact on those around them. You're not a proper dragon', they sneered. 'You can't fly.' 'You can't breathe fire.' 'You're covered in feathers, you big...softy.'

It is a really nice story for EYFS / KS1. It has lovely rhyming language throughout which would help develop children's speech from an early age. It would be great in a Circle time session talking about the importance of love in a family and that they will love you no matter what. I love this book. I bought as an Easter gift for my 1 year old as he's not a massive fan of chocolate but he loves books. The little fox in this book starts out feeling grumpy when her/his parent is on the phone, ignoring her/him, and this sets the stage for the little fox to ask for reassurance and to find out that she/he will be loved, no matter what. Gliori’s (The Snow Lambs, Pure Dead Magic) rhyming text is sweet and reassuring; the parent fox always has a loving, reassuring answer to give the child. The first two examples are easy to see why a child might feel they need reassurance that they’ll still be loved–feeling awful and/or acting out when feeling grumpy or angry (grim and grumpy, and grumpy and grizzly bear). The next two examples were not as immediately clear to me, and didn’t feel as strongly written. After some thought, I realized that “squishy bug” and the child worrying if they’ll still get a hug might mean if the child was feeling unlovable–but I wish that connection were stronger. Still, a child needing reassurance that they will still be loved is a universal need. One section stopped me short while reading, since it felt un-childlike, and in a different tone than the rest of the book, almost formal: “But does love wear out? Does it break or bend? Can you fix it or patch it? Does it mend?” I would have preferred the text to flow more easily. Still, all the answers are reassuring, and answer questions that many children may not even be able to express–such as knowing that the parent will still love the child, even if they are away from them. Just cute little foxy touches that make the story that much better, more interesting, and more enjoyable.Small, look at the stars – how they shine and glow. Yet some of those stars died a long time ago. Still they shine in the evening skies… love, like starlight, never dies”.

A powerful funeral poem for those dealing with grief. The poem focuses on the belief that our loved ones are all around us, with no religious messaging or undertones. Do not stand at my grave and weep

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She grew up as an only child in Glasgow, and when young began drawing and writing stories. She started writing children's books in 1976, and attended art school in Edinburgh from 1979 to 1984. She then received a travelling scholarship award to go to Milan, and worked as a freelance from 1984 onwards. Despite being written fourteen years before his death, this poem is inscribed on the author’s gravestone. Robert Louis Stevenson was a famous atheist, making the poem a popular choice of non-religious funeral reading. Under the wide and starry sky, We're covered in feathers,' says Bib. "Yes," says Mummy, "feathers keep us warm, but they can't keep cold words out.”

This funeral poem sets out to remind mourners that death does not have to be the end. What though the radiance which was once so bright~ We see now that a crocodile has taken Small's place in the bathtub. Large extends a hand, holding out Small's toothbrush and toothpaste. Knyga jai kelia šiltas ir geras emocijas, tad savaime suprantama, kad knygą vertinu labai gerai. Patikinimas, kad tėtis mylės visada, pasakomas šios knygos pagalba, yra labai veiksmingas. Ir tą matau iš vakarinių apsikabinimų prieš miegą. It explains the worries of a young fox having his family fall out of love with him. However his Mother explains to him that no matter what animal he turns into he will still be loved. He also questions how long love lasts for and although his Mum explains that she can't quite answer that she uses a lovely metaphor to explain that love is ever lasting.Small has all sorts of questions about love, and his mummy must reassure him that her love will never, ever run out – no matter what. Su savo keturmete prieš miegą keičiu šios knygos tekstą. Pagrindinis veikėjas mano versijoje visuomet tėtis lapinas, o ne mama. To reikalauja dukra.