my parents never told me

my parents never told me ~

there is a time to grieve
there is a time to breathe
there is a time to wake up
there is a time to go to bed

there is no time to listen to someone tell you when are you going to just STOP!

no, no, no, no, no it won't just stop ~ it will be with you forever
that's why I have such good friends who like to poke me

Grief Support After the Death of a Child

“The Compassionate Friends is about transforming the pain of grief into the elixir of hope. It takes people out of the isolation society imposes on the bereaved and lets them express their grief naturally. With the shedding of tears, healing comes. And the newly bereaved get to see people who have survived and are learning to live and love again.”
—Simon Stephens, founder of  The Compassionate Friends

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~4 your sister~

She has left 4 college 2 follow her journey~

~your house is a very special house~
you have left our house today ~
you have left to begin a new journey today ~
you have learned to be the survivor you are today ~
you have wisdom to know what is right from wrong ~
you have strength to confront whoever comes before you~
you have talent that will take you far~
you have confidence in who you are ~
you have the will to work hard now ~
you have courage to face fear ~
you have values to make the right choices ~
you have a future full of happiness & success ~
you have a mother and father who love you ~
you have a very special house that will always be your home ~

~we both love you~
xoxo
mom & dad
(copyright) vonna maslanka

We can't know why~

~We can't know why some things happen ~ but we can know that love and beautiful memories outlast the pain of grief. We can know that there's a place inside the heart where love lives always... and where nothing beautiful can ever be forgotten ~

~ I am learning as I go through my own journey as a mother morning her son, that nothing beautiful in this world is really ever lost ~