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The Time of Year: a Corrie Poem

July 25, 2021July 25, 2021 Corrie's Mom

It’s that time of year, Darling, when I must be creative in the way I decorate.

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A Corrie Poem: Lightning Bugs

June 4, 2021June 7, 2021 Corrie's Mom

When I see the lightning bugs from your desk and window, I wonder if there are lightning bugs up where angels fly.

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Choices in the Spring: A Corrie Poem

March 23, 2021March 24, 2021 Corrie's Mom

I could've closed the garden gate,and gone away for good. Let theweeds surface, and the planterscurse us in wondering why wewould. I could've stayed in bedwhen I thought the clouds wouldnever part. But it is my choice torise, and not the sun nor the sky's.That is not to say there won'tcome days when I will… Continue reading Choices in the Spring: A Corrie Poem

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Corrie, I Arranged Your Flowers

March 21, 2021March 21, 2021 Corrie's Mom

If I removed the flowers from behind my ears because I thought that I looked silly, she caught me.

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Growth of An Angel Mom

March 6, 2021 Corrie's 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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Things We Never Fabricate: A Corrie Poem Read Aloud

January 31, 2021January 31, 2021 Corrie's Mom

https://youtu.be/8KItm5PFa3w Corrie, as I mention in the poem, in rain boots at the beach. This is the grave I mention in the poem. She has new balloon and a flag. As I put down the box made of a basket’s weave next to the space where Baby Alex rests, an angel statue lays on its… Continue reading Things We Never Fabricate: A Corrie Poem Read Aloud

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The Age of Superheroes, A Poem for my Children

January 16, 2021 Corrie's Mom

... I hear a voice from the seat behind me. It sounds like the beautiful result of God's experimentation in laughter.

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My Dear Son, a Poem

January 13, 2021January 16, 2021 Corrie's Mom

My son was deeply disturbed by last week's events. I wrote a poem for him. My dear Son, I wish I could believe in a wish upon a star again in the same way I wish I could make the world a better place for you because, at only ten, you know dreams slip away… Continue reading My Dear Son, a Poem