Sunday, July 10, 2011

Random: The Park

Attended our first funeral since Lyra died this past weekend. A son, aged 51, was laid to rest and remembered by his family. Simon kept me distracted. I too easily make connections and feel things too deeply since Lyra...a lingering element of the selfish mode and self care that I was...or still am in sometimes. I had to continually remind myself that it wasn't about me.

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I still notice someone missing in all the pictures of the cousins or family. I suppose I always will.


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On a lighter note, Simon wore himself out watching all his cousins and wishing he could be running around with them.

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6 comments:

  1. still life angieJuly 10, 2011 at 11:17 PM

    He is beautiful. And I can see her missing too. Glad to see a post from you. xo

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  2. AnnieJuly 11, 2011 at 12:36 AM

    It's so sad to never have a picture of "the whole family". When I was growing up my parents always had a teddy bear in our family pictures to represent my sister, who died as a baby. We've had teddy bears to represent our babies in a couple of our family pictures.

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  3. Laura ThiessenJuly 11, 2011 at 10:07 AM

    xo.

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  4. skytimesJuly 11, 2011 at 12:27 PM

    I hear you... I see that void in all our family-pictures. I console myself that my butterfly-tattoo represents Sky - well, at least a little. Hence I nearly tore up reading Annie's comment above. That's so beautiful.

    They'll always be missing...
    xoxo

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  5. Mary BethJuly 11, 2011 at 1:46 PM

    Family pictures are tough, I agree. Missing Lyra with you. And I love the swing pic--beautiful!
    xo

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  6. Big Love, Big Acceptance - or so I sayJuly 15, 2011 at 10:50 PM

    I too feel loss so much differently since Acacia died. And I also notice her missing from family pictures and gatherings.

    LOVE the picture of Simon in the swing. So sweet!

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