Month: March 2022

Bereaved Parents, bereavement, children, garden, Grief, Joy, Life, Loss, nature, Photography, Photos, Writing

Into this Good Earth, Part 2: Ways We Remember Corrie and Each Other

Corrie's Mom

I knocked the soil loose. There is something I have to find, but I haven't located it, yet.

Bereaved Parents, children, flowers, garden, Life, Loss, Photography, Photos, Poetry

The Need for this Good Earth, Part I

Corrie's Mom

Each day, I did something new. Mostly, I prepared Corrie's garden and parts of the yard for new plants where some were that had not survived the winter. I was not ready last year to fully take care of the garden, but here below the mountain, in the sway of the wind and the sunlight, I heard my daughter calling me. "Mommy, come water the garden."

Bereaved Parents, Child loss, Grief, inspiration, Joy, Mental Health, Photos

Corrie’s Visit Made All Well with my Soul

Corrie's Mom

... but for the first time in a long time, my daughter, Corrie, visited me in a dream. Corrie's visit settled my soul.

Bereaved Parents, Child loss, children, Poetry, Writing

No Child’s Word or Whistle

Corrie's Mom

Corrie, It's March and I see journalists' coverage of war on TV. But I also see the cherry blossom trees bloom ...