Month: May 2021

Bereaved Parents, Child loss, Family, Grief, Life, Poetry, Writing

A Reflection on Military Members Lost

Corrie's Mom

Less than two months after Corrie's graduation to heaven, I thought about my great grandmother, and her loss of her oldest son, Marshall.

Advocacy, Bereaved Parents, Child loss, children, Family, Grief, Photography, Writing

A Reflection on the Person who Inspired my Strength

Corrie's Mom

Never make a decision in the dark. Wait for the dawn to come.

Bereaved Parents, Child loss, children, kindness, Photography

How We Remember Corrie

Corrie's Mom

Advocacy, Bereaved Parents, Child loss, children, Family, inspiration, Life, Photography, Poetry, Writing

Corrie’s First Angel Anniversary Poem: Some Kingdoms

Corrie's Mom

Sometimes we will heart the tap of shoes and giggles long after footsteps walk through the grove, the store, or sidewalks they know.

Bereaved Parents, Child loss, Grief, inspiration, Joy, Life, Loss

Why I Chose The Lord of the Dance for Corrie

Corrie's Mom

Because my daughter lives in me, and she is a "life that'll never, never die."

Education, Life, Writing, Young Adult

The Destiny of the One Ring

Corrie's Mom

But I have a ring that reminds me of a destiny greater than myself.

autism, Bereaved Parents, Child loss, children, Family, parenting, Photography, Poetry, Writing

The Mothers We Need to Remember: A Poem

Corrie's Mom

This poem is written for the mothers we sometimes forget on Mother's Day.

Child loss, children, Family, Joy, Life, Writing

For the Love of Honey Mustard

Corrie's Mom

With the honey mustard containers John and I brought to the table, you'd think we'd have four children instead of only two.