Margaret R.
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About Me:
I am the mother of two children and three grandchildren. I have been a single parent for the past 10 years. I work as a construction manager and have for nearly 30 years.
About my Loss:
Although I have lost both parents and a husband in the past, I recently lost my 20 year old son, Jack. It was sudden and is a devastating loss. Nothing in my past has prepared me for this breath-taking grief.
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Do you think he knows...

I watered the morning glories in the butterfly garden I started in the spring. It won't be long until they are blooming beautiful blue breakfast plates with soft pink throats. I planted them because they are Jack's favorite flower. While I was talking to Jack's big sister this evening, I told her about the little garden and she asked, "Do you think he knows?"



"About the garden?" I want to believe that he does.



"Well. That, yes. But. Do you think he knows how much I miss… Continue

Posted on April 30, 2009 at 7:14pm — 1 Comment

Red Sea Places

For some reason, this just spoke to me. Maybe it's the phrase "Red-Sea-place in your life", maybe it's the knowledge that I'm in that place where I just have to walk through this grief.



Thought some of you might like this, too.





When you come to the Red-Sea-place in your life,

When, in spite of all you can do,

There is no way round, there is no way back,

There is no other way but through:





Then know God with a soul serene,

And the… Continue

Posted on April 14, 2009 at 6:13pm — 2 Comments

A new arrival in December

Jack's older sister, Georgie, called me with the news that she and Jonathan will be having Baby #2 in 35 weeks. If they counted right, New Baby will be here near Jack's birthday in December. Jack would have been thrilled to have a new niece or nephew. He was a super-hero to Old Baby, Sophia, who reached up her 2 year old arms to signal that she was ready for a ride on his shoulders. She held on to his hair and yelled, "Yee-haw!" Off he'd lope, whinnying every few steps.



I'm thankful… Continue

Posted on April 6, 2009 at 2:34pm — 1 Comment

Missing my April Fool

It was a long April Fool's Day yesterday. From the time he was a toddler, Jack thought that April Fool's Day was the best fun ever! When he was 2, he used the broom to open the garage door and bounced out from the side of the house with a grin and a loud, "Apil foo's, mommy!" after I ran out of the house in a panic. I learned to never use the sugar or salt without checking, to view meals cooked by Jack on his sacred holiday with suspicion, to let the shower run for a bit without blindly… Continue

Posted on April 2, 2009 at 10:47am — 2 Comments

Trudging through muck

Today's the 4 week anniversary of my son Jack's death. I feel like I've been trudging through chest deep muck. And seriously, it feels either like I've felt this way forever or for a few hours. I can't believe that it has been 4 weeks since he left this earth. I'm journalling notes to him most nights. There are so many things that happen each day that I would normally tell him. It's hard to see his friends at the grocery store or gas station and know that their life is going. I almost resent… Continue

Posted on February 12, 2009 at 3:17pm — 1 Comment

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At 7:02am on July 30, 2010, Jodi Denton said…
Hi Margaret,
I just lost my son on the 13th of this month, he would have been 20 in Sept.
The poems you have posted really touched me and remind me of my son too.
I am truely sorry for your loss.
At 11:07am on April 28, 2009, Jonnie Russell said…
Thank you Margaret, she was a very special lady and I was very lucky to have her in my life...
At 10:41am on April 26, 2009, Jonnie Russell said…
Thank you so much Margaret and my heart truly goes out to you for the loss of your parents and spouse, especially for the loss of your son. When my Mamaw came from TN to attend my Moms service I refused to go. I was 18 years old, a new Mom myself and I wasn't ready to say goodbye to her, to face the loss. Everyone begged me to go, but it wasn't until my sweet little 80 year old Mamaw came to me and said she knew the pain I felt and even though I had lost my Mom, she was going to say goodbye to her child, her baby. I went to the service because I needed to keep my Mamaw strong for my Mom. I knew that as much pain as I felt, it couldn't have compared to her having to say goodbye to her child that she hadn't been able to see for years, it was then that I realized how lucky I was that she was such a huge part of my life at all.
At 4:12pm on February 12, 2009, Diana, Grief Recovery Coach said…
I love your profile pic.
At 9:50am on February 10, 2009, Dj French said…
ty so much......................... hugs, dj
At 2:31pm on January 26, 2009, Diana, Grief Recovery Coach said…
Welcome to the community.
 
 
 

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