Child loss, garden, garden photos, gardens, Mental Health

Creating the Peace Garden: Honoring Loss and Hope

I will design and build a rose garden inspired by Jackie Kennedy's White House Rose Garden as it was before a concrete pad replaced the lawn.

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.

Advocacy, inspiration, Poetry, Writing

It: a Poem

I am tired of it because I’ve lost enough. “First they came …” Do you know those words?

Advocacy, bereavement, Child loss, Family, garden photos, Holiday, inspiration, Life, Loss, Mental Health, Photography, TikTok Video

Ways to Support those Grieving during the Holidays

The way we grieve is personal. An accepted fact about grief is that everyone grieves differently. What seems the hardest to understand is how people grieving is denormalized in society, and how we are sometimes ousted from some relationships when we unveil our grief. In our early stages of grief, maybe we feel shock, mourn,… Continue reading Ways to Support those Grieving during the Holidays

Family, garden, garden photos, gardens, Grief, inspiration, Mental Health, Photos

I Wish You a Happy Thanksgiving for the Holiday You Need

I wish you a Happy Thanksgiving for the holiday you need; not the one Hallmark and commercials advertise.

Bereaved Parents, Child loss, Family, garden, inspiration, Joy, Life, Loss, nature, Poetry

Awake: A Poem for You

"I can feel when one withdrawals their presence and friendship. It is not for us to prove to them our worth and craftsmanship."

Bereaved Parents, Child loss, Family, flowers, garden, garden photos, gardens, Grief, Life

Remember this Today

Let us share in a message of hope today. Let us remember our loved ones whether they be our spouses, children, family, friends or co-workers.

flowers, garden, garden photos, inspiration, Joy, Life, Literature, Photography, Photos, Poetry, Writing

The Writer’s Block Breaks

We’ll see the changing of the colors, dear, no matter when it is: the swan emerging from the river before summer’s end when one more calla lily portrays its plumes.

Bereaved Parents, bereavement, garden photos, gardens, inspiration, Life, Photos

The Promise of the Peace Roses

But I remembered my promise with the Peace Roses.

Family, marriage, Poetry, real love, Writing

When the Lilies Bloom

I wish I could write of love that everyday is when the lilies bloom, and its yellow streaks reminds us of honeysuckles at dawn in June when the hummingbirds begin to greet the warmth of Earth. We, who have loved, all wish this of love, and for those who love long after us.