Kristina Hayes

I just wanted to take a moment to thank everyone who wrote for your help and
also kind words. I found a beautiful quote from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
and am using my aunt's favorite Carole King song, You've Got a Friend, for
my younger cousin's journal.

I can't tell you how much all the suggestions helped. Looking them all up
and making the journals has consumed most of the last two days. Being able
to focus the grief is such a wonderful thing. As a sort of unschooling
note; I'm prone to either ignore my grief or spend too much time feeling it,
and I would be prone to do the same thing w/my kids' grief. I've learned a
lesson about putting grief into action and I hope that I'll remember that
the next time my kids express grief of any sort, to offer a way to express
it or create some tangible expression for themselves or somebody else.

Thank you again.

With care,

Kristi



Kristi Hayes

Mamatoto Advocate

GypsyMama.com

Joyful mama to Morgaine, Orion, and Isaac



"There are no great things, only small things with great love. Happy are
those." ~Mother Theresa









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