tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33761311.post1005226809993338085..comments2023-06-16T07:38:55.833-05:00Comments on Anchors, Signposts, & Wanderings: Expressive ArtsNancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02137851906401037756noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33761311.post-21076791113745684172009-02-27T22:51:00.000-06:002009-02-27T22:51:00.000-06:00Hi, I found your site over at LeAnne's. I was int...Hi, I found your site over at LeAnne's. I was interested in your comments about creating something to honour a loss in our lives.<BR/><BR/>Because that is exactly what I did when my dad went home to heaven a few years ago. I created a little scrapbook with some of my favourite photos of him. It became a way to express my love and to muse, laugh, and cry over the photos as I designed each page.<BR/>It was an expression that led to much healing.<BR/><BR/>Later, I also wrote an essay that I submitted to a writing contest. It wasn't until I started working on this exercise that I was able to see more clearly the essence of my dad's being -- which, of course, gave me a greater understanding and appreciation for the man himself, who also happened to be my dad!<BR/><BR/>Thank you for the opportunity to consider this again....Brenda @ Its A Beautiful Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02955486477303938670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33761311.post-25783933141605217802009-02-14T08:21:00.000-06:002009-02-14T08:21:00.000-06:00Nancy,This is not something I could create, but it...Nancy,<BR/><BR/>This is not something I could create, but it's a created thing that I can share. At each house where I've lived, I've planted a tree in memory of my first baby, whom I lost, and in honor of my second baby, who is now nine years old. It's a wonderful feeling to plant and nurture a beautiful thing for such a purpose--reminders of how precious life is and what a gift our loves ones are. <BR/><BR/>The first trees were pink cherries. The second pair at the second house was pink dogwoods. They were all beautiful and they bloomed early, reminding me that winter was over and spring was arriving. An ongoing metaphor for my life at the time.<BR/><BR/>I haven't planted trees at this house yet, because we are going to have a landscape plan done and I want them to be put in just the right place. We will do it, though, for certain. <BR/><BR/>What will you create?<BR/><BR/>LeAnneLeAnne Benfield Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09702060783872236391noreply@blogger.com