Tag: remember

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Hope for us to All Remember our Humanity to November

Corrie's Mom

Watching college football and returning home to Carolina with my educational doctorate, something important occurred to me. This time of year offers many thoughts. The words “pumpkin spice latte” are on minds of coffee fans at their favorite locations, and there’s the ideal of tinted leaves, bonfires, a little wind, and beautiful afternoons.  It encourages—in some cases causes to dread—time with family during Thanksgiving and Christmas.  While it sounds too early, we all consider our autumn plans. 

Advocacy, Bereaved Parents, Blogging, children, Family, inspiration, parenthood, parenting, Writing

These Things I Wonder

Corrie's Mom

There are so many things I wonder. Questions without answers.

Bereaved Parents, children, Grief, Life, parenthood, parenting, Poetry, Writing

A Corrie Poem: Lightning Bugs

Corrie's Mom

When I see the lightning bugs from your desk and window, I wonder if there are lightning bugs up where angels fly.

Advocacy, Bereaved Parents, Child loss, children, Family, Grief, Photography, Writing

A Reflection on the Person who Inspired my Strength

Corrie's Mom

Never make a decision in the dark. Wait for the dawn to come.

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Corrie’s First Angel Anniversary Poem: Some Kingdoms

Corrie's Mom

Sometimes we will heart the tap of shoes and giggles long after footsteps walk through the grove, the store, or sidewalks they know.

autism, Bereaved Parents, Child loss, children, Family, parenting, Photography, Poetry, Writing

The Mothers We Need to Remember: A Poem

Corrie's Mom

This poem is written for the mothers we sometimes forget on Mother's Day.

Child loss, children, Family, Joy, Life, Writing

For the Love of Honey Mustard

Corrie's Mom

With the honey mustard containers John and I brought to the table, you'd think we'd have four children instead of only two.

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Corrie, I Arranged Your Flowers

Corrie's Mom

If I removed the flowers from behind my ears because I thought that I looked silly, she caught me.

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As Legends Make of Kings: The Iconic Picture of Corrie

Corrie's Mom

We speak of her not as a piece of history, but as the breath you must experience outside when the first daffodils bloom.

bereavement, children, Family, inspiration, Joy, Life, Poetry, Writing

Questions I Ask: A Corrie Poem with Corrie Spirit

Corrie's Mom

I hear her voice call me, "Mom-mae," and I see her throw glitter in a room with Whitney Houston and balloons.