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Corrie’ Season Presents the Rose Art Work, “Naomi’s Liberty Bell”

For the first time on Corrie’s Season, I share “art” as the highlight instead of writing.

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Flipping the Nightmare: A Halloween in Reverse

“Mommy, sing me a song, and not about a raven or a nevermore. Sing about where we fly and about my new wings.”

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Symphonies for Little Girls

"I was alone listening to Beethoven's 'Moonlight Sonata' on the other side of the school, and I thought, I will write Corrie a symphony of words."

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The Funny Memories I Miss

If you knew Corrie, then there are thousands of memories to miss. If you have gotten to know her through my writing and flowers, then you witness her effect on one person. There are moments that hit me, and I  cry. The fact is Corrie would not want me to stay in bed and sob.… Continue reading The Funny Memories I Miss

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The Greatest Gift Given

We all have something we want.

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The Hero and the Hummingbird: A Hopeful Story in our Walk with Corrie

Corrie appeared in an open area of a deciduous forest similar to the areas in which she'd grown up without bulldozers, road construction and neighborhoods with three inches between houses

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She Graduated to Heaven

The wreath and her princess balloon for the first day of school were in the car ready to go Sunday night. I drove like a NASCAR driver to the cemetery. It's amazing I wasn't pulled.

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The Bister Color (a Corrie poem)

With your three year old words, you painted scenes of trees with every shade of green ...

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Filled with Joy (Poetry Excerpt)

To understand Corrie brings a desire to dance.

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The Four Gifts that Keep Me Going

My soul flies as quick as a hurricane sweeping the coast empty of light.