Child loss, garden, garden photos, gardens, Mental Health

Creating the Peace Garden: Honoring Loss and Hope

I will design and build a rose garden inspired by Jackie Kennedy's White House Rose Garden as it was before a concrete pad replaced the lawn.

Bereaved Parents, bereavement, garden photos, gardens, inspiration, Life, Photos

The Promise of the Peace Roses

But I remembered my promise with the Peace Roses.

Bereaved Parents, Child loss, flowers, garden, garden photos, gardens, Grief, inspiration, Life

After the Rain: Corrie’s Gardens

Almost four years ... almost four since Corrie earned her wings. For three of those four years, I struggled with the coming of spring. In 2021, 2022, and even last year, I felt the tick of March ... April ... May.

Bereaved Parents, bereavement, Child loss, garden, garden photos, gardens, Grief, Photos

Corrie’s Gardens Talk

As Corrie's fourth angel anniversary approaches this month, I share pictures from the end of April to today. I decided to let Corrie's gardens and flowers speak for themselves.

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Corrie, I Arranged Your Flowers

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

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Art at Corrie’s: Foxes, Racons, Flowers and Martha’s Stained Glass

I also added a turkey, fox and new floral arrangement with the roses for Martha and Corrie.

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Roses for Corrie in Online Art Exhibition

Corrie would be proud. The kind of proud when you see the smile on your child's face when he or she dances. When I started writing about Corrie and of my Kinder Memorial Walk in her cemetery, my main concern was: How can I honor Corrie in a way she will be remembered? Art has… Continue reading Roses for Corrie in Online Art Exhibition