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Tag: Life
What Can We Do about Grief?
When it comes to grief, my husband, John, and I take action.
Corrie’s Last Walk
I've experienced more life in 35 years than maybe some people want to feel. On Monday, pictures will pop up on social media of children on the first day of school in an unprecedented school year. And they should. Life keeps going in that way. I will share a picture of Corrie I have never… Continue reading Corrie’s Last Walk
How we Respond when Consistency Goes
Consistency. Something many of us want as much as currency or a walk in the park when some of us have been constrained in close quarters. Consistency is a stranger to me. It is uncommon to many right now. There are those without jobs because of COVID-19. There are those who, like me from March… Continue reading How we Respond when Consistency Goes
So, You want Life to be Normal Again
While my daughter lay dying with what I thought was a stomach bug just before her doctor's appointment, I gave feedback on five students' work when I wasn't going to work at all that day due to my daughter's illness.
When I Flip the Grief
The birds chirp outside. The underside of green leaves provides shade to those in the sun. This is the time of year that usually provides some of us with our best memories. The sound of children echo as they play in the pool in fewer amounts due to COVID-19. When you hear your child or… Continue reading When I Flip the Grief
When I See Corrie on Vacation (with short poetry excerpt and photos)
poetry excerpt One of the toughest things to do for any person who has ever lost someone they love is to go somewhere and take a picture. Our loved one is not in the picture. How will the world continue to know about this wonderful person? The world keeps going, and we’re so small. Yet,… Continue reading When I See Corrie on Vacation (with short poetry excerpt and photos)
To Corrie
"And it is because of her heaven is called heaven."
The Middle School Season
Corrie on the night of my school's eighth grade dance this past winter. Some seasons we long to keep going. It is like that swim you want to take in September before the climate changes. Some seasons we want to end quickly. For five years and five months, I faced some serious tests from graduating… Continue reading The Middle School Season
Life after Her Death
There is a sense you have nothing to lose after a major life catastrophe. I have previously written about having a purpose to write. Life experience has offered some funny situations about which I’ve written and more serious events. I thought there would be just a period of relief after last school year and a… Continue reading Life after Her Death
Corrie's Season 