Wednesday 9 October 2013

Melanie - Wordless Wednesday with Linky


It has been 12 years since Mel passed on from a car accident.  I can still remember it like it was yesterday.  Time does heal wounds, but sometimes they can easily be torn open again.  My heart is heavy every year on her birthday and the anniversary of her death.  I have a fear deep down that this type of tragedy might happen to my daughter.  Being in 2 car accidents myself - one major, one minor - I already have anxiety about other drivers.  Mel's picture, the same one I have shown here, is in my daughter's room.  It makes me cry with happiness and sadness when Sloan says hi to Mel's picture.  Luckily I have vivid dreams and Mel sometimes comes to visit. Love and miss you, Mel.

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  1. My grandmother comes to me so vividly in a dream every once in a blue moon, and I always consider it a gift. :)

    I'm sorry you lost someone close to you.

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    1. You're absolutely right. It is such a gift to be able to see them again even if it is in dreams.

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  2. I'm so sorry for your loss and heartbreak. I too see those I've lost in dreams, and am always sad to wake.

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  3. Sorry for your loss and yes time does heal but it is always there

    Have a peaceful rest of week

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  4. My ydd's bff was killed 2 weeks after they graduated from high school 13 years ago in June. I often wonder where her life would have taken her. She was wanting to serve as a Lutheran Youth Counselor that August. She wanted to get her education at Pacific Lutheran in Seattle. On the day of her tragic accident all those plans were frozen in time. I often as you, think she is carrying on the ministry in heaven. Bless you for your struggles. May you find comfort in little tender mercies of the Lord, each day ♥

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    1. It's never easy losing a loved one, but it is so much harder when they get taken so young. Mel was 15 when she passed and I often wonder what she would be up to now if she were still with us. Thank you for your kind words, it really does help ease the pain when you can empathize with others who have gone through something similar.

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  5. so sorry- the untimely death of a loved one may very well be one of life's hardest challenges for those left behind- sending you peaceful thoughts

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  6. I'm so sorry for your loss, but I like how you keep Melanie alive in your family

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  7. Thank you so much for your kind words and thoughts. It means more to me than you know.

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  8. I am so sorry for your loss....sending strength

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  9. I am sorry for the loss of Mel, I too morn a son that we lost, and someday's are harder when a memory floods in, or I allow myself some time to look at his pictures and reflect on his childhood and I allow myself to cry. I feel it helps, but never the less is sad.

    "Death leaves a heartache that no one can heal,
    Love leaves a memory that no one can steal!! "

    Be blessed!
    Karren
    PS Thank you for stopping by
    Oh My Heartsie Girl

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