10/07/2024
Grief is a forever thing. You will never "get over" the loss of a loved one, however you will learn to live with it. You will find ways to heal and rebuild yourself around the loss suffered. You will feel whole again but you will never be the same, nor should you be. 🕊
Back in June, a loss of a loved one happened unexpectedly to a family that I have had the pleasure of knowing for many years. Some of which I went to high school with, some I worked with (also worked with him for multiple years), and he also happens to be the father of one of my best friends' children. To this day, the impact that this man had on many people's lives is unbelievable, and they are doing an amazing job keeping him close and his spirit very much alive.
I had the pleasure of creating memorial keepsakes with some of the flowers from one of the funeral arrangements for his mom, siblings and children as a complete surprise and were gifted to them today, which would have been his 32nd birthday. Though the process of making these was so difficult and brought many tears, it brought so much joy being able to preserve the roses and cedar for everyone.
Sending each and every one of you all of my love and the biggest of hugs. 🤍