Sometimes we feel alone in our grief over someone we've lost. Grief is the expression of our love for a life that filled our being.
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The Best Reason Why: John, His Service, and His Poem
Some loves experience more pies in the face than ballets and dreams sold to strangers on a holiday channel.
Happy Birthday Corrie
Today is Corrie's sixth birthday, and her first in heaven.
Fill Up the Empty Chair for Thanksgiving
Some say empty chairs remain empty all around tables in remodeled kitchens with the island where someone's son ate breakfast. A bar stool sits empty. I arranged flowers this morning for Corrie's room, her spot at the table, and a centerpiece. "Remember me" is a common thought of some who read Bibles and then wonder… Continue reading Fill Up the Empty Chair for Thanksgiving
Corrie’ Season Presents the Rose Art Work, “Naomi’s Liberty Bell”
For the first time on Corrie’s Season, I share “art” as the highlight instead of writing.
She Graduated to Heaven
The wreath and her princess balloon for the first day of school were in the car ready to go Sunday night. I drove like a NASCAR driver to the cemetery. It's amazing I wasn't pulled.
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)
Writing Memoir Snap Shots
A photo I took in a town forty-five minutes from where I live. Writing a memoir is like taking a good photo. What is the best angle? What snapshot do you want to show? As I taught my students three years ago, a memoir is not like an autobiography. I could not write every detail… Continue reading Writing Memoir Snap Shots
When We Look
Beyond the leafless trees, you might recall … the path to the mountain top. You know somewhere in your mind the map remains. You'll remember the way and the stories. Photos and Words by Rebecca T. Dickinson Related articles Courage to Face the Ocean (seasonofcorrie.wordpress.com)
Corrie's Season 