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“Celebrate We Will”: Garden Number 10

In fact, I believe we should celebrate birthdays always.

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Our Finest Hour

Maybe we identify it through promotion, when our child's born, adopting the dog, cat or other pet we always wanted. Perhaps it's realizing a dream to attend the Eras Tour with Taylor Swift, or attending a Beyonce concert.

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Happy 8th Birthday, Corrie! (with poem)

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)

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When We Danced in the Rain, from Corrie’s Collection

Grab your rain boots, or leave your sandals on. Let's dance in the rain before the thunder comes.

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Fireworks: A Birthday Poem for John and Corrie

For your birthday, I wish I could give you the 4th of July, fried chicken packed away in the basket, although they say, “You shouldn’t eat that” these days, and homemade peach ice cream kind of feeling.

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Coffee and Cake (A Corrie Poem)

I dream of the airplane with blue wings, Corrie's cake, and coffee with cream.

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Happy Birthday Corrie

Today is Corrie's sixth birthday, and her first in heaven.

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December … We Remember

Corrie wouldn't want us to leave her grave undecorated. She'd be out there with me adding ribbons and, probably, arguing with me about why we can't leave feather boas on the gravesites.