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, 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.

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

The Promise of the Peace Roses

But I remembered my promise with the Peace Roses.

Bereaved Parents, Child loss, Family, flowers, garden, garden photos, Grief, parenting, Photography, Photos

Dear Corrie, You Won the Last Argument: I Garden

I think Corrie would feel proud. She might not say it.

bereavement, children, Family, inspiration, Life, marriage

Son, Still We Walk, Still We Rise

I wrote all of this for our son, so he knows there is life after darkness. There is growth after frost. There are people who love, and those who do not.

Bereaved Parents, Child loss, Family, inspiration, Life, parenting, Writing

Why I Know my Daughter Lives

I talk to Corrie everyday. Whether through a dream, memory, or out loud; I speak with my daughter. A relationship with a child isn’t like other relationships that may stop cold turkey. I still have two children. It’s just one moved out before the other. She grew her wings. She graduated to heaven, and we… Continue reading Why I Know my Daughter Lives

Bereaved Parents, Child loss, Grief, inspiration, Joy, Life, Loss

Why I Chose The Lord of the Dance for Corrie

Because my daughter lives in me, and she is a "life that'll never, never die."

Child loss, children, Life, Loss, Poetry, Writing

That Way: A Corrie Poem

Remember when I interview you in braids and a princesses' bathing suit?

children, Communication, Family, Grief, inspiration, Life, parenting, Writing

Forever Our Valentine

It is a different kind of Valentine I wrote, but I wrote in the remembrance of the deepest love.