Temptations
The plane shook so much I thought I was in a bowl of metal jello & I heard him say, If you & Mom die, can I go live with the Temptations?
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Scent
Posted: December 16, 2013 at 3:23 PM in Aging (& Retirement) Children & Parenting Condolence & Loss Death Family & Relatives
When she wore the hat, even many years later, she could always smell her mother’s perfume & it was hard to remember she was supposed to be alone.
Permanence
Posted: December 16, 2013 at 3:22 PM in Condolence & Loss Death
Just because they die, she said, doesn’t mean they go away.
Fortune Teller
Every summer we had a circus & I always got to be the fortune teller. All the girls wanted to know if they’d have babies & all the boys wanted to find out about the Cubs. We had one neighbor who’d been in the hospital who asked me if I could tell her when she … [Read More]
Forever
How old do you have to be to die? he said & I said I didn’t think anybody was ever old enough & that made sense to him since he was still new to the world & remembered how forever had been.
Deep Roots
Posted: December 16, 2013 at 3:19 PM in Back to School Condolence & Loss Death Dreams Family & Relatives Spiritual Top Ten
When I die, she said, I’m coming back as a tree with deep roots & I’ll wave my leaves at the children every morning on their way to school & whisper tree songs at night in their dreams. Trees with deep roots know about the things children need.