Category: Grief

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Cherry Blossoms: How Dreams for Our Children Change

Corrie's Mom

We all have dreams for our children. I've often seen them symbolized in Cherry Blossom Trees

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Growing in Grief Through Gardens

Corrie's Mom

Growing up, I laughed at the thought of working in any garden. I believed that I possessed a brown thumb. Evening in Corrie's Butterfly Garden, also known as the Main Garden. Yet, the earliest lesson I remember from my teacher happened in second grade. Ironically, that was year I was officially diagnosed with attention deficit… Continue reading Growing in Grief Through Gardens

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Should I Lose my Way, a Poem

Corrie's Mom

Should I lose my way, I'll look to the gardens. I'll not look to the sky.

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Gold in the Sunrise

Corrie's Mom

When the first cherry blossoms, I feel her kiss my check.

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“Are You Looking, Mommy?”

Corrie's Mom

When I see the daffodils, I spot her run behind the trees.

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A Journey Long after the Casseroles are Gone

Corrie's Mom

Never walk alone. I'll be here long after the casseroles are gone.

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Ways to Find Light in Grief

Corrie's Mom

Today, I write with a story from darkness to light, being defined to re-defining, and uncertain fear to enlightenment. I acknowledge that I'm not always strong through my journey with grief; that the laughter and comedy, which is my usual medicine, aren't always a cure. I hope with anyone's journey through grief you know that… Continue reading Ways to Find Light in Grief

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Happy 8th Birthday, Corrie! (with poem)

Corrie's Mom

Happy heavenly birthday to our daughter, Corrie! This is her third birthday in heaven, and it marks two-and-a-half-years since Corrie earned her wings. Besides already being a difficult time, it also marks half of the life she lived on Earth. I haven't written in a while because as I get closer to times of remembrance,… Continue reading Happy 8th Birthday, Corrie! (with poem)

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A Corrie Poem: Books I Never Wanted

Corrie's Mom

There are books I never wanted, and books I never read. There are words I wish I'd written, and words I never knew. Somehow every story leads me back to you. It ended as a story that I never wanted from a book I never knew. By R.A. Bridges

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All the Policies: a Corrie Poem

Corrie's Mom

I know all about the policies:the i's to dot, and cross the t's.I remember well the call from finance about the bill for theambulance.I was not about to payin the aftermathof my daughter's deathwhen she died on that ambulance.It's enough I keep myself alivewhen all I've wished is togive up and die.But still here I… Continue reading All the Policies: a Corrie Poem