In collaboration with Patience Brewster, a small town, family oriented brand, I decided to share a special family photo memory in honor of the upcoming holidays, my 2 favorite ~ Thanksgiving & Christmas. Patience is an artist, and illustrator of children’s books, greeting cards and a designer of delightful Christmas ornaments & gifts. Since I am…
Category: grief
My Favorite Things
In many ways we are entering one of my favorite seasons of the year. Now let me clarify. I like a few days with the pretty white fluffy stuff but then I am tooooo cold and long to fly south like the birds. Overall I do enjoy the changing of seasons. With Abby’s death this…
A New Page
Since some of you don’t have face book, I wanted to share our latest update here. We have been busy trying to establish new family normals and happy times and accept what our new family structure looks like. Soon after Abby died, a beautiful young photographer, Kayla Gingerich, (http://kaylagingerich.blogspot.com/) wrote me the sweetest email offering to…
Kansas Family – Grief trip part 2
We are having an amazing week traveling about in Bessie (our trusty motorhome) making memories with our new family structure of 5. We had always wanted to visit 2 of my mama’s sisters and their families in Kansas and decided now was the perfect time. Time flew but I managed to snap a few photos…
Happy Birthday in Heaven
Dear precious Abby 4 years ago tonite I went in to labor on my due date with you which was a first for me. Beings you were baby number 4 I figured I could just head in and pop you out. How wrong I was. You were my longest birthing process, almost 12 hours. You were…
Peace
Peace is not the absence of conflict, but the presence of God – unknown How does one experience peace in the midst of complete chaos and the deepest pain one could fathom?I used to question how one could remain calm and appear peaceable after having their life shattered by terrible tragedy or loss.I am learning…
Thank you….
I am using this format as a means to say THANK YOU from the bottoms of our hearts. You all have been and continue to be such a huge strength in our journey of grief. It has been 3 weeks now that Abby officially went to live with Jesus. You all have been so faithful…
Process
July 14, 2014 will forever be marked down in our history as the day that changed everything – literally. It marked a new process, one that has so dramatically turned our world upside down. Some days I feel lost. I wonder around feeling like I should be doing something but find the what to be…
Photo Journal of Abby’s funeral ~ Take 3 ~ July 19, 2014
So my sweet artsy friend Alaynna Schwartz of Playlife Photography showed up tonite with her absolutely amazing photos of Abby’s funeral. They represent so many special details of the day that said ABBY loud and clear. Each tells a story in a very personal way and leaves no need for captions. I am in love…