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

A Spring You Envision, a Corrie Poem

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

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As Legends Make of Kings: The Iconic Picture of Corrie

We speak of her not as a piece of history, but as the breath you must experience outside when the first daffodils bloom.

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A Corrie Poem

Remember when we watched the planes fly out?

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Growth of An Angel Mom

Then attempt to walk in the shoes of a parent who expects their child's memorial to remain beautiful and for the staff to respect it.

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Fireworks: A Birthday Poem for John and Corrie

For your birthday, I wish I could give you the 4th of July, fried chicken packed away in the basket, although they say, “You shouldn’t eat that” these days, and homemade peach ice cream kind of feeling.

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Not Just Education, But A Love Story

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 ...

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Forever Our Valentine

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

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Rainbows

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."

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Mother and Son

Be easy on yourself.

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Questions I Ask: A Corrie Poem with Corrie Spirit

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