02/24/2025
In spring 2025, my life will embark on a new path, paved with unknown opportunities and adventures. It has taken me many years to recover from the loss of my sons Jason and Kyle.
I feel that I can safely say that a mother never completely recovers from the loss of her child.
The first two years were unimaginable. I avoided leaving my apartment as much as possible. To take care of the things I needed to do was very difficult. I did the same thing every day, trying to hold on until the next day, that was my life. I was severely depressed, and anxious, and my heart wept.
Both of my boys were cremated and do not have a memorial site. However, I am thrilled to say for the first time since Jason and Kyles's passing, I will soon have access to an area where I can create something for them.
My thoughts and ideas continue to focus on nature and its beauty. I know that I want a space with a natural calming energy flow. A place where family, friends, and loved ones could come together visit, and when they left leave with a sense of peacefulness.
At this time, all I have is an Idea and a desire to express, my love and family and friend's love for Jason Brandon Bagshaw and Kyle Michael Story.
Still to this day, it is amazing to me how things come about. Here I was with this wonderful idea and heartfelt desire to have a dedicated space in memory of Jason and Kyle. But was unsure about how to proceed.
I was working on a new YouTube Channel about moving to the country, or in my case moving back. I had been working on a banner for a couple of weeks. I had tweaked it so many times my eyeballs were spinning.
I uploaded it to my computer and was ready to download it to social media., Every image was placed one at a time. There are hundreds of images Big ones down to tiny-tinny ones.
Without realizing it I had created an image on my screen without much forethought. To my surprise, I was looking at the edge of the woodland behind the house I was moving to. Well, in time, the property has the potential, to become as beautiful. However, In its current state, it requires a lot of cleanups and many hours of TLC.
The virtual garden that I had created had everything in my mind anyway, that anyone would want, in a family setting. I located an image of a small brown sign and placed it at the edge of the virtual garden and named it Memorial Garden.
We can now take pieces from the virtual Memorial Garden and downsize for Jason and Kyle's Living Memory Garden.
A little poem off the top of my head:
Even on my darkest night, I do not weary out of fright. For there, I do see a flicker of light, just ahead still in sight. -t.
Moving Forward:
I created and designed a magazine: The Secret Life Of Poets .... I have donated the remaining magazines to my sons Jason and Kyle's Living Memory Garden Fund.
First and Second Edition magazines are available with donations online.
I have set up a donation and shop page on the Buy Me A Coffee website.
For a minimum of $15.00 donation, you will receive a poetry magazine. And choose one random wildflower to be planted in the memory garden. The magazine link: Is below https://buymeacoffee.com/woodlandbeauty270/extras
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