This memorial page is written in memory or our Dear Sweet Daughter Brittany M. Jenkins 216
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In Memory of Esther Rosa Edwards
Esther Rosa Edwards was born in Worcester on the 29th February 2012. She was a happy and healthy baby with a lovely temperament and soon grew into a confident toddler with an outgoing personality. Esther had a very caring nature and loved helping out at nursery looking after the little babies. In December 2014 Esther developed a firm, painless swelling on her forearm and soon after she was diagnosed with […]
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Signs from Heaven
After a loved one crosses over it can feel as though you’re left with a gaping hole in your heart, you may feel lost and alone, angry and sad… while experiencing many other waves of emotions as you go through the mourning process and coming to terms with your loss. You feel as if they are gone from your life forever, but the truth is, they are always with us. […]
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Signs from my Son: is it really you?
by Stella Georgalli Parker They all say you’re with me… they say you haven’t left me, you have merely taken on another form. But I don’t see you; I don’t smell you, I don’t hear you, I don’t feel you. Look for the signs, they say. What signs? What do I look for? Where do I look? How do I know it will be from you? Your absence is so […]
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What if…
by Elise Kowalski Do you believe any of the following painful thoughts? ==> He shouldn’t have died when he did. ==> Her life was cut short. ==> God took him too soon. ==> I prayed (and everyone around me did as well) for healing and it didn’t work. ==> She shouldn’t have suffered the way he did. ==> He had so much life yet to live. What if you could […]
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Dear Mom…
by Christina Sargent Bergeron Dear Mom, I know you have a hard time facing each day without me, struggling to make sense of my death. I see you cry before bed each night and when you wake every morning. I see you sit in your car for hours at a time, shutting out the rest of the world, tears running down your cheeks as you listen to songs that remind you […]
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Seeing My Son Again
This post is adapted from my book Finding Davey: A Father’s Search for His Son in the Afterlife. It was freezing outside—around 20 degrees Fahrenheit during our pre-dawn hike. John, Spencer, and I had climbed up the Maryland Heights trail with headlamps on and reached the overlook to Harper’s Ferry, West Virginia. We took some photos and stood watching the light of the sun slowly paint the town below us. […]
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Healing Stones for Grief
by Tiffany Thiel I’d like to start by saying that this is by no means a complete list of stones available to help with healing, and grief, but they are stones I’ve personally worked with in my own journey of grief. Just as each of our journeys differ on this trek, so do our needs. Some may work for you, some may not, and only you can decide. The most […]
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Grief is …..
The many faces of Grief according to the members of Esther’s Rainbow Spiritual Community : “Locking your keys in the house or car for the millionth time.” “Explaining to your living children that mommy sometimes kisses inanimate objects, because they remind her of their brother, who she misses so much.” “Forgetting to return phone calls.” “Wanting to reach out, but not knowing what to say, and not wanting to be a burden.” […]
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The earthquake of grief
I experienced extreme sadness and devastation when I lost my father, on Valentine’s Day, at the age of 30. He was 52 and it seemed like the most catastrophic event of my life. I believed nothing could hurt more than losing my hero. I was wrong. 14 years later I found myself standing in front of the mirror, looking at myself thinking “this is what a grieving mother looks like”. […]