Tribute

[photo2010]

I hope to write some blogs about my Mom and Dad as a tribute to them,
and to share a little of my love for them. I don't know if I'm ready to
do this yet..my heart still hurts.

My Mom used to tell me stories about her amazing life and I would suggest
that she write them down. She told me she started to..I hope I can find her
writings. i had also planned to video her talking about her life, but didn't.
I should have..I always learn the hard way.

Maybe I'll write the book of my Mom and Dad's lives.

[JustAnotherUserName]

I think you should try to write through the pain. My experience is that it is very therapeutic. Plus, that's when your feelings are so huge and so rich--it's a gold mine in terms of truly capturing the emotion of it all. Good to see you back, Kevin. xoxo Ruth

[SydTheSkeptic]

What Ruth said.

I'm so glad I wrote some of the stuff I did when I was deep in mourning- simply because during that time, we're steeped in the very essence of our loved ones whom we've lost- more so than at any other time...

I cherish those pieces more than any other...

[photo2010]

Ruth & Syd..I'm trying to find my way through a lot of pain and fear. I'm going to try to put down my feelings. Thank you for your friendship and support.
((((HUGS))))

[NatureJunkie]

Kevin, I'm with Ruth and Syd in encouraging you to do this. The last time I did something like it was when my most beloved dog died. I didn't want to forget a single thing about him, so I began to write everything I could remember about him. I wrote several pages every night, and a week later, I had a 50-page biography of him. It underscored for me how much he had enriched my life in just the three years I had him.

I wish I had done the same when my mother died. That was twenty-two years ago. I'd probably still be working on it!

[photo2010]

@NJ..I'd love to read your writings about your dog. I'm thinking about writing a book about my parents. Maybe, we'll see.