A Eulogy For a Mother Should Bring Her to Life

A eulogy for a mother should reflect the fact that the heart has gone from the home. No matter how hard everyone tries there is nobody can take the place of a mother. If you are giving a eulogy for a mother then you should speak of that gap she has left behind. Your words should convey just how much she meant to her family and friends and how much she will be missed. A eulogy for a mother should be short, sweet and sincere. How, though, do you condense a lifetime's loving and caring into a few minutes?

You can start by giving a little potted history of her life. You can tell where she was born and say a word or two about her family. You can talk about her career and her marriage. Above all, though, a eulogy for a mother should be about the real person behind those statistics. You should talk about her interests and foibles too because a bit of humour makes such a eulogy more real. After all she was a mother not a saint.

You should speak about what she did for her family. Now is the time to remember how she read stories to you as a child or visited you every day in hospital when you were ill. Now is the time when you remember how she taught you to bake as a child or the fun you had with her when you were on family vacations. She may have taught you to swim or to appreciate nature. You may have gone camping together or travelled a lot. Now is the time to express your fond memories.

It is time too to remember that she was more than just a mother to you. She was also a family member, a neighbour a colleague and a friend. Speak a little about her kindness to the neighbours or her hospitality to her family. Speak about her pride in her work or her fondness for her colleagues. They too will be mourning her loss. You may be speaking about a sudden death or how she has died after a long illness. Speak about what that death meant to you.

Above all a eulogy for a mother should reflect on your own relationship with her. You may speak of the standards she instilled in you or how she supported you when times were bad. You should speak of her encouragement and love all through your life. If you are speaking on behalf of your siblings make it clear how much she meant to each one of them too collectively and individually. Finally, if she had religious beliefs speak of them and the consolation they give. If not, end by saying you hope that she has found the peace and happiness she so richly deserved. End by saying she will always be in your heart.

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