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.

Family, Food, inspiration, Photography, Poetry, Uncategorized, Writing

Coffee and Cake (A Corrie Poem)

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

children, Family, Grief, inspiration, marriage, parenthood

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.

Advocacy, children, Family, Grief, inspiration, kindness, Life, Loss, parenthood, Photography, Photos

Stepping on the Jelly Fish

In the book, Healing A Parent's Grieving Heart: 100 Practical Ideas by Alan Wolfelt wrote: "In the United States alone, more than 100,000 children die each year."

bereavement, Life, Literature, Loss, Poetry

The G-Word

This is the fourth post in my goodbye series. Dedicated to those who have ever had to say goodbye too soon. July is is Bereaved Parents' Month. Don't say the g-word. I don't want to hear it. "God?" you ask. I roll my eyes like my daughter, Corrie, did when I asked her a question… Continue reading The G-Word