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Thursday, April 14, 2011

Please Don't Ask Me If I'm Over It Yet

"Please Don’t Ask Me If I’m Over It Yet"


Please, don't ask me if I'm over it yet.


I'll never be over it.


Please, don't tell me she's in a better place.


She isn't with me.


Please, don't say at least she isn't suffering.


I haven't come to terms with why she had to suffer at all.


Please, don't tell me you know how I feel


Unless you have lost a child.


Please, don't ask me if I feel better.


Bereavement isn't a condition that clears up.


Please, don't tell me at least you had her for so many years.


What year would you choose for your child to die?


Please, don't tell me God never gives us more than we can bear.


Please, just tell me you are sorry.


Please, just say you remember my child, if you do.


Please, just let me talk about my child.


Please, mention my child's name.


Please, just let me cry.



--Rita Moran. Published in Compassionate Friends

On a lighter note, it's time to post a new video of Kerrigan. These videos are my testament to how horrible mothers can be sometimes when we use the torture of our children for our own cheap amusement.





Friday, April 1, 2011

Blessing Day

We blessed Jasper last Sunday (March 28th), and it was a wonderful day. Although Kerrigan wasn't there with us, during the blessing Brandon gave Jasper, I truly felt her presence in the chapel with us. It made things a little easier to get through without her there. I thought I'd share the pictures from Kerrigan's blessing (September 3, 2006).

4 generations of Strom girls!


4 generations of Harveys


The Richardsons


Mommy, Daddy, and Kerrigan

Kerrigan in her blessing dress, which is the one that was worn by me and my sisters, as well as the cap that my great-grandma made for my grandpa.