Advocacy, Bereaved Parents, bereavement, Child loss, Life, Poetry

When a Heart Breaks: The Ballad of Colorado, a Poem

to think on that day when a shooting occurred in Colorado that, it was in the same school district as Columbine?

Advocacy, Bereaved Parents, bereavement, children, Family, inspiration, Joy, Life, parenthood, parenting

Bereaved Mother’s Day – Almost 5 Years

In my darkest moments, this is important to remember on today, Bereaved Mother's Day. Mothers, parents, grandparents, and siblings who have suffered through the unimaginable pain and loss will experience different stepping stones in their grief journey.

Bereaved Parents, Child loss, garden, Grief, inspiration, Photography, Photos, Writing

What the Farm Means to Me

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

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

Gold in the Sunrise

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

Bereaved Parents, Family, Grief, marriage, Poetry, Writing

Just One More Day

I held your hand after our daughter died ...

Bereaved Parents, bereavement, parenthood, Photos, Writing

Stike Out Moving On: Say Moving Forward

There is no such thing as moving on when you lose your child.

bereavement, Family, Joy, Life, Photography

The Goodbye Moments

We say goodbye to seasons in life. They make us ugly-cry-laugh. They take us on that emotional rollercoaster. It's not like a newer one. The rollercoaster is more like the old wooden one my son went on last summer for his birthday.

autism, Family, Friends, Grief, kindness, Life, Loss, Mental Health, parenthood, Photography, Photos, Poetry, Writing

With my Goodbye, Mom, Your Walls will Fall Down

This is the second in a six part blog series about goodbye. In times of tragedy, friends and family say more with goodbye than we could ever imagine. With her final goodbye, Corrie busted up my walls I'd built around me over a period of six years. Corrie was a more social creature than I… Continue reading With my Goodbye, Mom, Your Walls will Fall Down

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When we Say Goodbye

Goodbye provokes a creative language; almost like the oral version of beautiful Ancient Chinese calligraphy.