Mom...headed off to college in 1948
Mom and Dad in 1949
I'm familiar with the various stages of grief you supposedly go through......but that seems like such a clinical way to describe the emotional upheaval that takes place when someone you love dies. It's a surreal experience.... Very foggy.
I'm sitting here in the kitchen of the house that my mom and dad built... on Platte Lake in a gorgeous area of Northern Michigan... I'm trying to compose some sort of memorial to my mom, a handout of sorts to be available at her "celebration of life" party on the 17th... a challenging task.
I keep crying because of the loss I feel.... then laugh and smile at the memories as I sort through photos and memorabilia. What a roller coaster of emotion...
But the prevailing feeling I'm having is gratitude. A profound sense of gratitude, for having the parents that I had.
I'm a lucky lucky girl.
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And they were very, very lucky to have a daughter like you!!
Oh, Lauren, now I'm crying too. I love these photos. I love the sentiments too. Go ahead and cry. And laugh. But most of all--remember.
Hugs
Lauren, So sorry to hear about your mom passing....
I too wish you an art and fun filled 2010!
Aww thanks Patty...
Kate... thanks so much. My sister and I found one of my dad's journals today... he wrote some of the funniest things about our sons... Things I didn't know that they said and did... Love it. :)
Thanks Debra... happy new year to you too!
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