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Our House, Our Story

he land itself tells stories of love and loss and of survival. There is a love deeper than the roots of the trees torn up by the tornado. Lives continue past the human experience. The family of John, Hayes, and I continues with Corrie inside us and on the land.

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On Another Shore: A Photo Story Poem for Brother and Sister

You are always with me. We walk on different shores. When you dig your toes into the sand, know I dig my toes in the sand on another shore.

Education, Family, Life, memoir, Photography, Writing

A Memoir Worth Writing

Did you ever stop to think about what kind of writer, or artist, you are? We're not speaking in terms of genre.

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Maybe It Won’t Rain, a Poem

Never could I whistle, and never did time allow for my goodbyes to all the children I ever loved.

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A Reflection on the Person who Inspired my Strength

Never make a decision in the dark. Wait for the dawn to come.

Bereaved Parents, Child loss, children, kindness, Photography

How We Remember Corrie

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Corrie’s First Angel Anniversary Poem: Some Kingdoms

Sometimes we will heart the tap of shoes and giggles long after footsteps walk through the grove, the store, or sidewalks they know.

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The Mothers We Need to Remember: A Poem

This poem is written for the mothers we sometimes forget on Mother's Day.

Family, flowers, garden, Joy, Photography, Writing

A Season for Grace

No matter where you live ... No matter what you believe ... I wish you grace this time of year. Some believe in what Easter stands for, some honor other special traditions, and to others, this time of year is simply spring. The beginning of a fresh flower arrangement Corrie's preschool teacher and I made… Continue reading A Season for Grace

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Choices in the Spring: A Corrie Poem

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