and while a blank card will do, I still prefer a good sympathy card. So I continue on my quest, accompanied each time by the voice that says, “If you wait for the perfect card, you’ll never se ...

The loss of sympathy cards is a problem. Confronted with the blank page most of us are at a loss. “I don’t know what to say.” Nobody has the right words. It’s not a time for eloquence.

If you still find yourself staring at a blank card wondering what to write, we've put together a list of sympathy messages with hopes that one of them will help get you started. Sarah Lemire is a ...

Here are a selection of phrases to write in a sympathy card – or even to say in person. My deepest condolences. Please know that you’re in my thoughts and prayers. My sincerest condolences for ...