tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6683024005856756512.post4913055763865421048..comments2023-04-22T18:15:16.176-04:00Comments on Looking Through The Glass {the blog}: New MemoriesKimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00497038751410358786noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6683024005856756512.post-71641229823027748842011-03-30T21:38:05.519-04:002011-03-30T21:38:05.519-04:00Hey Kim! Love the picture of Kody and Kolin. They ...Hey Kim! Love the picture of Kody and Kolin. They both look so grown up and so incredibly handsome! Love you guys!Cathy Bowmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16334561078317640455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6683024005856756512.post-42665213467127239812011-03-30T07:37:08.086-04:002011-03-30T07:37:08.086-04:00Kim, your boys are so handsome! They look so diffe...Kim, your boys are so handsome! They look so different with the shorter haircuts. They are blessed to have you for their mama! Because your love for them and your family is so aparent! You definitely inspire me. Hope today is a day where you can think of your Vinnie and remember something that makes you smile. Take care. TraceyTraceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09301897772084158047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6683024005856756512.post-7972651194680549222011-03-28T14:07:41.213-04:002011-03-28T14:07:41.213-04:00That movie sounds wonderful. So sad, but wonderful...That movie sounds wonderful. So sad, but wonderful. I hope it was encouraging to you all. <br />Dealing with clothes and personal belongings was very hard for me as well. I think it's one of the harder tasks in working through grief and toward healing. You can do it in multiple sessions, when you feel up to it. You don't have to tackle everything at once. Grief is very hard work but strangely it is the key to healing and going forward in hope. It has to be gotten through, but thankfully not on any time table except what is best for you and yours. God bless you day by day on this journey.<br /><br />LynnLynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09127956581779899072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6683024005856756512.post-2907068208591344582011-03-27T23:45:54.905-04:002011-03-27T23:45:54.905-04:00Aside from the sunburns I hope you guys had a dece...Aside from the sunburns I hope you guys had a decent Spring Break and I'm glad you got away to Disney!<br /><br />Kim, I can't imagine how difficult it was to pack up Karl's clothes but when it's harder yet to have the things sitting around it makes sense to take care of some of them. I don't blame you for not getting rid of everything ... everyone is definitely different but it really hasn't been that long since Karl passed. Take YOUR time. This may sound odd but I still have a piece of paper from the very last phone conversation I had with my Mother. She had been in and out of the hospital and when she went in the last time she had a tube down her throat so I never got to have a conversation with her again. She was too weak and shaky to write notes and it tore me apart so even though the notes are sad (she talks about wanting a few more years...) I hold that note as though it were my last real conversation with her. May seem odd to some people, but I choose to hold onto it...and she's been gone nearly 9 years.<br /><br />Thinking about you, my friend!! <3Shiela in NYnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6683024005856756512.post-86623100654799526762011-03-27T20:46:44.099-04:002011-03-27T20:46:44.099-04:00You have to do it on your own time. When my dad d...You have to do it on your own time. When my dad died, I remember going into the bathroom that night and my mom telling me to open the medicine cabinet and throw away my dad's toothbrush and razor. Just like that, it was easier for her to have not to have to look at it. She took all his clothes to the Goodwill within that week. Easier to not see them hanging. She finally had my sister take him car home with her because seeing it when he opened the garage door stung. <br /><br />Cheri<br />Kody FollwerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6683024005856756512.post-27786714230468696922011-03-27T20:09:49.255-04:002011-03-27T20:09:49.255-04:00I am proud of you Kim. I can not imagine the pain...I am proud of you Kim. I can not imagine the pain but understand your needing to do some of those things. Please know I continue to lift you all up in my daily prayers. <br />Hugs from Iowa,<br />MarjieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com