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Embrace Storytelling

June 3, 2021

Don’t let your stories
Die inside you when you’re gone
Let stories out now

We are headed to California to spend time with our son and his family and with Bob’s brother and his family.

With my niece and her family, we will have the Memorial Service for my sister that had to be cancelled last December. My niece wants me to say a little about my sis at the memorial service. Where do I begin? Where do I stop? How do I choose? There is so much to tell.

That picture of the two of us was taken 30 years ago at my daughter’s wedding. It brings back so many memories!

There is Sally with her two nephews and two nieces (our son’s children)… taken when the youngest two were around 8 years old. They are 25 now! I could write a book about my sister’s affection for holidays and the joy she got out of dressing up for each one of them. Her closet – full of clothes – was arranged according to holidays!

I don’t have to tell you what time of year this was! She and GiGi (or was that MeMe?) were headed to celebrate with us. Life with Sally was one celebration after the next. Lordy! Don’t let the stories die with her. Keep them alive!

Let those stories out
Just Embrace Storytelling!
Share more tomorrow…

Lord help the mister
Who comes between me and my sister
And Lord help the sister
Who comes between me and my man…
(or something like that… hah!)
We never had that trouble!

… but isn’t that a cute song?

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Family, Haiku, holidays, life, Love, Memories, music, Poetry, relationships

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  1. Sunny De said:
    June 3, 2021 at 11:51 pm

    Have a safe trip to California! I wish I could be with you and Pops! I’m sure you’re going to have a great time. You’re going to speak very well at Sally’s memorial service, for sure!

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  2. derrickjknight said:
    June 4, 2021 at 3:45 am

    Such an important message. I hope the trip goes well

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  3. JanBeek said:
    June 4, 2021 at 6:43 pm

    Thanks, DeDe! I am working on that right now! We had a great trip and are enjoying a quiet evening right now with Ty & Monika. Wish you were here! ❤

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