I first shared this a couple summers ago when I was actively working my way through several piles of boxed up memories.
I’d love to report that I whittled it down to a manageable few but I can’t.
I’m going to pretend it was lack of time that kept me from doing a better job but truth is it was mostly lack of heart.❤
I’m pretty sure I’m not the only bereaved parent who has boxed up things post loss and left them untouched for years.
Life kept moving at a fast pace after Dominic ran ahead to Heaven and it’s only been in the last couple of years that I’ve had the time to even consider going through his stuff.
Time alone was not enough to push me toward doing the hard work of deciding what to keep, what to give away and (most painfully!) what to throw away. But various circumstances forced my hand and I’ve spent much of the last year digging through stuff and digging up memories.
To be sure, not everything has a direct connection to Dominic.
Read the rest here: Digging Up Memories, Laying Down Dreams
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Melanie, you’re such a beautiful writer, God has given you a beautiful gift to help others. You know how to put feelings down on paper, and they are so true for us, and it helps, because I have those same hurts and feelings but I don’t know how to verbalize them. Thank you for all your writings over the years! It’s been 11 1/2 years since Anneka and Landon ran ahead to heaven ( I stole that phase from you☺️). I like the way it sounds, because the are believers, I’m thankful for the hope, God’s promises that someday we will join them.
blessings,
Laura
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