Debbie Martin - Humanist Funerals & Weddings

29/04/2025

I’m happy to be growing older. I know everyone doesn’t get that chance 💜

Ageing isn’t about lost youth,

It’s about finding...

Who your true friends really are.
The difference between shiny and worthy.
The confidence to be yourself in any room.
The time to dedicate to the things that bring you joy.
The wisdom to say no to the things that don’t.
The freedom to choose your own path in life.
The courage to be happy in your own skin.
The knowledge that very little really truly matters, in the end.

Ageing isn’t about lost youth, my friends, no… it is not.
I haven’t lost a thing, in fact.
Except perhaps, my ability to give a toss, about the things that won’t matter when I’m gone.
And remember, not everyone gets the chance to grow older.
It truly is a privilege denied to many.

No, ageing isn’t about lost youth,
It’s about finding...
Finding out, who you were meant to be, all along.

Donna Ashworth
From ‘to the women’ 📕
https://amzn.eu/d/8K3rOGL

ART by the amazing Autumn Skye ART

17/04/2025

I feel so shocked and saddened by the Supreme Court ruling and I utterly disagree with it. 😢😢

I’m proud to stand in solidarity with trans people.

I will always respect your gender and will address you as you want to be addressed.

16/04/2025

Wise words from Richard and his beloved wife Joan 💜

30/03/2025

Feedback today from S’s daughter following her recent service. 💜

Thinking today of all the mums that I’ve assisted families to say farewell to, as well as my own dear mum.



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26/03/2025

Absolutely this. Your wedding your way 💖💜

Walk down the aisle with whoever you choose, by yourself, or maybe an aisle isn't your style! ✨

📖 Picture from the Little Book of Humanist Weddings.

26/03/2025

Another lovely evening playing with flowers 💐 at Aldridge Community College with Nina

I love these vibrant cheerful colours 💜💖🌸🎉

These would be perfect as a focal point at a memorial service or a naming , celebrating life. Gorgeous wedding colours too 💕🧡💖💚🤩

21/03/2025

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IF YOU ARE A WOMAN WITHOUT HER MOTHER

There will never be a day you don’t miss her.
Never a day, where you don’t wish you could hear her voice or ask for her advice just one more time.
There will never be a moment that you don’t regret a missed visit, simply because life was just too busy.
And now you realise busy is fake, it isn’t real.
She was real and she is gone.
You are alone.
The feeling of abandonment and loneliness is huge. Mind-blowing, no matter how loved or surrounded by family you may be.
None of it is her.
When the woman who brought you into this world is no longer here, it is a lonely place.
And you are now she.
You are now the one expected to guide, to discipline, to love, to handle everything, for everyone. And that is a shock.
But you got this.
Because she taught you well.
She made you right and she made you strong and she filled you with enough love to share around, even after she was gone.
So go on.
And make her proud.
And remember, look out for the little girl who still lives inside you somewhere, she misses her Mama very much.
Be kind.

Donna Ashworth

📕: ‘To The Women’: https://amzn.eu/d/0LFfVrh



Artwork image: Claudia Tremblay

21/03/2025

Another fun evening at my floristry class with Nina of . Not planning to offer to do flowers for my wedding couples, but very much enjoying learning new skills. 🌸

11/03/2025

I really value taking time out for me and doing something creative. 😍💜 and I love flowers 💐 So I was delighted to be back last week for my second term of floristry evening class with the lovely Nina 💖 🌸

11/03/2025

Recent feedback
So thankful to get feedback like this 💜💖🌺