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Where Will You Dance: A Holiday Poem for Corrie

It's a misconception that I never dance nor sing because I sang to you again on Christmas Eve as you would ask of me.

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For Corrie’s Ninth Birthday

Each year, we honor Corrie’s birthday in a small celebration with friends.

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The Fire!

A fire.

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Through Everything: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

But what was truly beautiful included how he recognized our growth as a family when he said last night: "Who would've thought we'd decorate again; that you'd go to this extent to put up lights [for Christmas]?"

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A Message of Thanks from Corrie’s Family

When I consider the message of Thanksgiving, a lot of words fill my mind and heart for what I wish others to know and feel.

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What is my Favorite Place to Purchase Plants for Corrie’s Garden?

On an autumn day, if you're going through Shelby, North Carolina; a greenhouse sits on a hill off the road.

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What the Farm Means to Me

There was never a flower, wild or not, our daughter failed to love.

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Fall on the Farm

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.

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From Out of the Darkness, You will Come

Often, from our darkest spaces, and our most vulnerable moments comes a light we can choose to cast on a small section of the world.

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Mother’s Day for Those Without Hallmark Cards

We are not forever cast to the darkness, nor would our children here, in heaven, wished for, wondered about, or mothers we miss or worry for want us to exist there.