Category: Loss

Bereaved Parents, Child loss, flowers, garden, Loss, Photography, Photos

Fall on the Farm

Corrie's Mom

I’ve often thought that if there is a space on Earth which most resembles heaven, it’s the Blue Ridge Parkway, or … the former Christmas tree farm my husband inherited.

Advocacy, Bereaved Parents, bereavement, Grief, inspiration, Life, Loss, parenthood

Reemergence: Those Sweet Honeybees don’t Know Me

Corrie's Mom

Remember, those sweet honeybees don't know me. A sparkling sassiness has overtaken the sarcasm, which was always a part of my personality. It's an attitude of: "Honey, if you don't like it, there's the door. The beautiful thing about the door is that you can fit through it and I can shut it."

Bereaved Parents, bereavement, Child loss, children, Grief, Loss, Poetry

Heartbreak at Twilight, a Poem

Corrie's Mom

When you sing at twilight, of whom do you think?

Bereaved Parents, bereavement, Death, Family, flowers, garden, Life, Loss, Photography, Photos

Always

Corrie's Mom

I remember sitting at the breakfast table across from her laundry machine, and I'd watch the sunrise hit the lake as the ducks came near the wooden swing. You'd have to get up early enough because the ducks were gone by mid to late morning.

Bereaved Parents, bereavement, Child loss, Family, flowers, garden, Grief, Life, Loss, Photography, Photos, Poetry

Gold in the Sunrise

Corrie's Mom

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

Bereaved Parents, bereavement, Child loss, Grief, Life, Loss, Mental Health

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

Bereaved Parents, bereavement, Child loss, Grief, inspiration, Loss, parenthood, Photos, Writing

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)

Bereaved Parents, bereavement, Child loss, Grief, Loss, Poetry, Writing

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

Child loss, children, flowers, garden, Grief, Loss, Poetry

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

Bereaved Parents, bereavement, children, Grief, Life, Loss, parenting, Poetry, Writing

Even on Amazon: a Poem for my Son

Corrie's Mom

Son, there exist dreams I wishI could make come true, and not the kindwhere some parents buy ordo for theirkids, so they never learn howdimes drop into sewers moreoften than make it to the candy shop.Son, look in my eyes because I know what becomes of holding on toanger and despair so great,it feels likea… Continue reading Even on Amazon: a Poem for my Son