Category: Grief

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."

Bereaved Parents, Child loss, children, Family, Grief, Life, Photography, Photos, Poetry, Writing

A Spring You Envision, a Corrie Poem

Corrie's Mom

My hopes for you, my daughter, are many like a spring you envision lasting forever.

Bereaved Parents, Child loss, flowers, Grief, Photography, Poetry

Cemetery Director: A Poem by a Concerned Angel Mom

Corrie's Mom

Cemetery Director, I understand if you're  shorthanded these days during COVID, and during  a crisis where cars and trucks line up for shots and at food banks. I know we both may not understand the path each of us has walked, but I had hoped you'd hear my concerns.  Yes, I understand, Cemetery  Director it… Continue reading Cemetery Director: A Poem by a Concerned Angel Mom

Bereaved Parents, Child loss, flowers, Grief, inspiration, Photography, Photos, Writing

Pictures of Corrie’s Resting Place for St. Patrick’s

Corrie's Mom

Sometimes we feel alone in our grief over someone we've lost. Grief is the expression of our love for a life that filled our being.

children, Communication, Family, Grief, inspiration, Life, parenting, Writing

Forever Our Valentine

Corrie's Mom

It is a different kind of Valentine I wrote, but I wrote in the remembrance of the deepest love.

children, Family, Grief, inspiration, Life, Poetry, Writing

Rainbows

Corrie's Mom

Who am I to debate over whether you can really put your hand in the ultra violet rays, or to say, "The rainbow never existed anyway."

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.

children, Family, Grief, inspiration, marriage, parenthood

December … We Remember

Corrie's Mom

Corrie wouldn't want us to leave her grave undecorated. She'd be out there with me adding ribbons and, probably, arguing with me about why we can't leave feather boas on the gravesites.

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

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Stepping on the Jelly Fish

Corrie's Mom

In the book, Healing A Parent's Grieving Heart: 100 Practical Ideas by Alan Wolfelt wrote: "In the United States alone, more than 100,000 children die each year."