glowing in the woods: june 2008
It is a little hard to believe that yet another month had gone by, and it is time again to annouce our monthly "Glowing in the Woods" award! It was head-breaking to decide who gets the award--all these pieces are beautiful, poignant and touching. Each is a treasure you pick up and fondle and admire and have a hard time putting down. It is amazing how some find the words to those feelings we have been struggling to put our finger on.
This month we honour C. at My Resurfacing for Linus carries one, too -- an eloquent metaphor to the grief that bereaved parents feel. Wrap your heart around this post that is hard to tear away from.
Remember to nominate your favourites every month: posts that move you, resonate with you--posts we all need to share.
As mentioned last month, we are listing the nominees so you can all see how hard it is to choose who to give the award to. So much thanks to all who handed in nominations!
June's nominees:
Angie at Bring the Rain for Clay
Aite via Glow in the Woods for How to be there for your friend
Alice at An Empty Chair at our Table for Leagues of grief
Antigone at Antigone Lost for Hopeless
janis
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great choices, everyone - I'm looking forward to reading.
these were all amazing posts and i appreciated being directed to those writers i hadn't read before, too.
Excellent posts!
Wow. After all the drama that was my weekend, I can't tell you how incredibly humbled (and tickled!) I am to have been given the GITW award. Seriously. My mind keeps repeating, I am not worthy. I am not worthy. And honestly, I wish I weren't.
I guess what it comes down to is that I wish I had a baby to focus on instead of putting words to my sense of grief and loss. I wish I was changing dirty diapers, worrying about feeding and sleep schedules, dealing with sore nipples and sleep deprivation and all the other by-products of getting to leave the hospital with a live, breathing, beautiful baby. Instead, I was left with the task of mourning the dead baby who sits beside my bed. Life is indeed cruel.
And then there are times when cruel morphs itself into bittersweet. This is one of those times. So thank you for bestowing upon me your award. My blog will wear it proudly. I hold you all so very close to my heart. XO.
PS And to the person who nominated me and this post, you have my eternal gratitude. Thank you.
C., ((hugs))
I wish the same for you.