Keep the Memory of Your Loved One Alive with an Engraved Garden Bench

by

Renee Wood, MSW

The grieving that follows the death of a loved one can be very painful. Everyone copes and finds ways to move through the grieving process in different ways. Emotional support from family, friends, and therapists can be invaluable to healing from a great loss. While it is healthy to continue on with your life, many grieving individuals also find that it is important to keep the memory of their loved one alive. This can be done in many ways.

These days, many people are choosing to remember someone special in their life with a garden bench that has been engraved with, In loving memory of (deceased persons name), or any other words that keep that persons memory alive.

Memorial benches can be placed in private or public spaces. If you have a garden or a backyard space where you like to sit often, a garden bench dedicated to your loved one can be placed in that area. Many people also choose to put their memorial bench in a public space so that a greater number of peoplefamilies, friends, coworkers, and otherscan sit and reflect on the deceased persons life.

Memorial benches can be made of a variety of materials. Those made of wood can have a plaque attached with the deceased individuals name and other words of your choice. If you would like a bench that lasts for many decades, a stone cast concrete bench that is designed to have the beautiful look of real stone offers a durable solution. A benefit of stone cast concrete benches is that they can include longer engravings such as a special poem or quote that means something to you.

If you do opt for a bench with a poem or quote, you will have endless options. Choose a poem by a poet that your loved one admired. You will also find memorial benches that already include engravings such as, Those we love don’t go away, they walk beside us every day. Unseen, unheard, but always near, so loved, so missed, so very dear.

If you choose to place a memorial bench in your garden, you are likely to find that tending to your garden becomes a healing process and the memorial bench helps to keep the memory of your loved one alive. The area will become your space for finding solace whenever you need it most, and will offer others a space to remember the special person that you shared your lives with.

Renee Wood founded

The Comfort Company

in 2000. She is a social worker that has helped families deal with the loss or pending loss of a child, as well as aiding patients in the end-stage of renal failure. The gifts provided by The Comfort Company offer

memorial ideas

as well as hope for healing hearts.

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Keep the Memory of Your Loved One Alive with an Engraved Garden Bench