Granny

The past two weeks have been filled with many emotions. 

Shock and Relief

Disappointment and Gratitude

Heartbreak and Compassion

Grief and Tranquility

At age 89, my grandmother peacefully transitioned from this life to the next. Our hearts mourn the loss of our family matriarch and yet we celebrate the life she lived, the wisdom she provided, and the cherished memories made.

This is the great paradox of life, the tension we must learn to hold.

Death and Eternal Life

In Loving Memory of 

Mary Irene (Cain) Chamberlain

Autumn

The bright summer days have gone, 

And frosty autumn has come on.

The birds have long since flown away

Taking their colors so bright and gay.

The leaves of brown, red, yellow and gold

Fall to the ground from the frosty cold,

The clouds come rolling across the plain

Bringing the cold wind and the rain.

--Mary Cain, Crawford School Student

Goodbye * October 20

It was a long while ago that the words God be with you disappeared into the word goodbye, but every now and again some trace of them still glimmers through.