Tag Archives: cemetery

Emotional storm

Posted on May 24, 2020 by Kathy

Last week Barry asked if I might ride with him to a couple of local cemeteries.  He wanted to take Memorial Day pictures for his job at the newspaper. Sure, I said.  Let me grab my camera, too. First we … Continue reading →

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If I should die before I wake

Posted on May 28, 2016 by Kathy

When I was a little girl, my mom sat on the edge of my bed and taught me this prayer: Now I lay me down to sleep I pray the Lord my soul to keep If I should die before … Continue reading →

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Will you always bring me flowers?

Posted on December 12, 2011 by Kathy
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Ducks, doctors, geese & gravestones

Posted on October 8, 2011 by Kathy

Yesterday (or was it the day before? Or the day before?  We’ve spent three days in a row in Marquette and we have no idea what day it is any more) we paused by the cemetery between doctor appointments for … Continue reading →

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Death teaches us how to live more fully

Posted on November 4, 2010 by Kathy

Have been contemplating death–and life–since yesterday’s visit to the cemetery. How hard it can be to say goodbye to those we love.  How hard it is to watch our loved ones die.  How hard it can be to let the … Continue reading →

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Life and death

Posted on November 3, 2010 by Kathy
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Dear Grandma and Grandpa,

Posted on June 16, 2010 by Kathy

Dear Grandma and Grandpa,  It was good to visit with you yesterday.  To visit with all the grandmas and grandpas lying in the earth beneath their headstones…  Not a visit like in yesteryear, when we sat down at your houses … Continue reading →

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