...it was a cool, crisp, clear Autumn day here today so we got out of the house and took a little walk to the river.
I welcome every other month of the year with joy and anticipation of what will come. Not so, with November. I feel nothing less than trepidation wrapped up in it's thirty days.
November holds days of incredible joy, family celebrations and anniversaries. November holds a day of unspeakable, unbearable, heart-wrenching, soul-bleeding grief. The day my life as I knew it...stopped. A day that holds a child's death. My firstborn son.
Wishing you sunshine for your soul, laughter for your heart, and peaceful November days...
9 comments:
Oh JJ...there just are not words to tell you how sorry I am about the loss of your baby boy. Although this is not the first time I've written of it in your guestbook, there never will be adequate words.
I have been such a bad blogger/commenter, and I'm blaming it on Facecrack and school. :) Hopefully you'll continue to be a forgiving pal and know that just because I'm lacking in the comments, I haven't forgotten you, nor will I ever. Right when ya least expect it, I pop in.
Good Morning, Jojo,
A precious posting this morning. Losing a child is probably the worst thing that can happen to a parent. I've never lost one, but my mom did. She said it was the worst pain possible. I have an older sister in Heaven that I'll get to meet someday.
Blessings to you, today, dear friend.
Jojo, I am so sorry for your grief. I cannot imagine losing a child, and know it must be the most heart wrenching experience a mother could ever have. I hope you can find some joy this month, in the memory of your dear son, and in the family around you. Much love and prayers...Joanie
I drove through Washington state several times as a truck driver. In fact, I drove for Swift, and I think they have a terminal in Sumner. It's such a beautiful state. I hope you find your peace this month.
I dont know this pain JoJo. I cannot even imagine it. But I will pray for peace for you and hug my boy a little tighter. (((hugs to you)))
Jojo while I don't have the words to help make November an easier time for you, I do have arms that can reach a long way to hold you in. Hugs to you dear friend and everyday in this difficult anniversary of the heart.
June
{{{{JoJo}}}} we all love you friend. I can't pretend to understand as I have not lost a child. But I have had very personal loss. There are no words I can give you only prayers of comfort for you. Hugs and love friend. Tammy
hugsssssss
My dark days of remembering a child whose laughter no longer tickles my earthly ears comes with the full brightness of Spring-into-Summer around here. I know of what you write . . . and feel.
That ache never washes completely away, but can be wrapped in God's loving care and nurtured into something special in our life (though I fear a lifetime be not enough time to wash away all the pain even as the "specialness" blossoms -- hence, I need God every step of the way to carry on).
You are in my prayers, kindred friend.
XO ~~ Debbie
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