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Celebrating Corrie

Corrie's Mom

Thank you to everyone for honoring Corrie's birthday! It means more than you will ever know to spread Corrie's name and her memory. I wrote a hopefully inspirational, hard, honest, and ultimately, grateful reflection.

Bereaved Parents, bereavement, Child loss, Life, Poetry, Writing

7 Minutes in Heaven (a Corrie Poem)

Corrie's Mom

Six I've since learned in the eighteen months since I lost my little girl, who loved to wear her red winter coat made for church in a March rain, that December reminds me of the time when her father ...

Bereaved Parents, bereavement, children, inspiration, Loss, Poetry, Writing

Our Dance Without a Name

Corrie's Mom

Our dances aren't on the pop culture scene, nor are they in clubs.

bereavement, Child loss, Family, Grief, inspiration, Poetry, Writing

Dear Jackie: A Poem of Loss and Courage

Corrie's Mom

Jackie, I hope for the strength most never speak of because they do not dream of what it requires.

bereavement, children, Communication, Education, Family, inspiration, Life, Writing

Not Just Education, But A Love Story

Corrie's Mom

This is a post I wrote about Corrie and our relationship with education on my teaching blog, also named for her. The journey in education was never a choice, but a love story. Find out what I mean ...

bereavement, children, Family, parenthood, Poetry, Writing

Things We Never Fabricate: A Corrie Poem Read Aloud

Corrie's Mom

https://youtu.be/8KItm5PFa3w Corrie, as I mention in the poem, in rain boots at the beach. This is the grave I mention in the poem. She has new balloon and a flag. As I put down the box made of a basket’s weave next to the space where Baby Alex rests, an angel statue lays on its… Continue reading Things We Never Fabricate: A Corrie Poem Read Aloud

Advocacy, bereavement, Death, Family, Grief, inspiration, Photography, Poetry, Writing

Our Commonality: A Poem for All Who’ve Lost

Corrie's Mom

... we put away their treasures like the porcelain cocker spaniel they kept next to a vase with a necklace around its neck, and in which new sunflowers were placed every Saturday.

bereavement, children, Family, inspiration, Joy, Life, Poetry, Writing

Questions I Ask: A Corrie Poem with Corrie Spirit

Corrie's Mom

I hear her voice call me, "Mom-mae," and I see her throw glitter in a room with Whitney Houston and balloons.

bereavement, Family, Holiday, inspiration, parenting, Poetry, Uncategorized, Writing

Unlit, A Corrie Poem

Corrie's Mom

As a child, I wondered about the houses without wreaths, trees and lights and the reasons why ...

Advocacy, bereavement, Family, flowers, Grief, Holiday, inspiration, kindness, Photography, Photos, Poetry, Writing

Fill Up the Empty Chair for Thanksgiving

Corrie's Mom

Some say empty chairs remain empty all around tables in remodeled kitchens with the island where someone's son ate breakfast. A bar stool sits empty. I arranged flowers this morning for Corrie's room, her spot at the table, and a centerpiece. "Remember me" is a common thought of some who read Bibles and then wonder… Continue reading Fill Up the Empty Chair for Thanksgiving