I can scroll and worry indoors, or I can step outside and remember how it feels to be part of something larger, something timeless, a world that reaches beyond me and includes me too. Margaret Renkl, The Comfort of Crows
While we were at Tracie's yesterday I was able to visit the Jefferson Elm tree Tracie and Loon planted in honor of my sister Angie in Orton Park right across the street from their house.
It made me feel part of something larger, something timeless, a world that reached beyond me and included me too.
It seems fitting that starting today I gather with my sisters for a few days, Marilyn, Nancy, and LaVonn. Angie and Becky will be dearly missed.
So so sweet and strong and solid, that sturdy Jefferson Elm sapling Tracie and Loon planted in Orton Park in honor of your sister Angie, part of something larger, something timeless, a world that reaches magnificently beyond you all and includes you all, too.
ReplyDeleteThanks Dotty! All of those things and more!
DeleteI'm so moved at the idea of playing a tree in honor of a deceased loved one. How wonderful to be able to see it growing and flourishing. I'm so glad that you will be having a reunion with your sisters, MaryAnn. May it be everything you hope it to be.
ReplyDeleteYes! Planting a tree is such a fitting...living memorial. I'm so grateful to Tracie and Loon for doing this and I look forward to every time I get to visit it. And being with my sisters has been wonderful!
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