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Tag Archives: hopeforthefuture
Pages in a Journal
I have been looking at some of Jake’s journals from the past couple of years. In each one, the first 5, 10, 15 pages are filled with the most diverse writings. Philosophy, ramblings, shopping lists, recipes, lists of people’s phone … Continue reading
Posted in Daily Ramblings, Grief, Jake Colman, Jake Writes, Memory, Sadness
Tagged grievingparent, hopeforthefuture, tragicloss
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Foggy Days
Yesterday passed in a fog. Outside and inside. When I left the house in the morning, the ocean fog blanketed the world in its grey mantle, softening shapes and sounds. I couldn’t see much more than a couple of hundred … Continue reading
Posted in Coping, Daily Ramblings, Dreams, Grief, Jake's Spirit, Memory, Observations, Sadness, Tragedy
Tagged deathofachild, Grief, grievingparents, hopeforthefuture, lossofachild, Sorrow, suddendeathofachild
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For Whom Do We Weep?
I woke up this morning at 6:35 with tears in my eyes. Usually I am awake before my iPhone starts to play the Chopin Nocturne #1 that is my alarm clock, but today, the music dragged me up from a … Continue reading
Posted in Coping, Daily Ramblings, Friends and Family, Grief, Jake Colman, Jake's Spirit, Memory, Observations, Sadness, Tragedy
Tagged bereavedparent, deathofachild, grievingfather, hopeforthefuture, suddendeath, tears, tragicloss
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Shloshim
Today we marked the end of the shloshim, the 30 days of mourning following Jake’s funeral. The day dawned cold and grey. A shroud of fog enveloped everything, damp and misty. We drove to the cemetery in silence. Even the … Continue reading
Posted in Ceremony, Coping, Daily Ramblings, Friends and Family, Grief, Healing, Honoring Jake, Jake's Spirit, Memory, Support, Tragedy
Tagged deathofachild, grievingparent, hopeforthefuture, legacy, lossofachild, parentsinmourning, shloshim, suddendeath
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