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Bereaved Parents, bereavement, Death, Family, flowers, garden, Life, Loss, Photography, Photos

Always

Corrie's Mom

I remember sitting at the breakfast table across from her laundry machine, and I'd watch the sunrise hit the lake as the ducks came near the wooden swing. You'd have to get up early enough because the ducks were gone by mid to late morning.

Bereaved Parents, Child loss, flowers, Grief, inspiration, Photography, Photos, Poetry, Writing

Should I Lose my Way, a Poem

Corrie's Mom

Should I lose my way, I'll look to the gardens. I'll not look to the sky.

Bereaved Parents, bereavement, Child loss, Grief, inspiration, Loss, parenthood, Photos, Writing

Happy 8th Birthday, Corrie! (with poem)

Corrie's Mom

Happy heavenly birthday to our daughter, Corrie! This is her third birthday in heaven, and it marks two-and-a-half-years since Corrie earned her wings. Besides already being a difficult time, it also marks half of the life she lived on Earth. I haven't written in a while because as I get closer to times of remembrance,… Continue reading Happy 8th Birthday, Corrie! (with poem)

Bereaved Parents, bereavement, children, garden, Grief, Joy, Life, Loss, nature, Photography, Photos, Writing

Into this Good Earth, Part 2: Ways We Remember Corrie and Each Other

Corrie's Mom

I knocked the soil loose. There is something I have to find, but I haven't located it, yet.

Art, Bereaved Parents, Child loss, children, flowers, Photography, Poetry, Writing

Daffodils are Blooming: A Short Corrie Poem

Corrie's Mom

I see you in the flowers, angel.

children, Family, Loss, nature, parenthood, Photography, Photos

The Green Spaces of the World: Many Pictures

Corrie's Mom

When I've lost myself, or my mind, I find it again in nature.