Comments on: Living with the Betrayal of Spring https://bellagracemagazine.com/blog/the-betrayal-of-spring/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-betrayal-of-spring Inspiration for Discovering Magic in the Everyday Thu, 20 Apr 2023 18:11:57 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 By: Gayle Glenn https://bellagracemagazine.com/blog/the-betrayal-of-spring/comment-page-1/#comment-799 Wed, 19 Apr 2023 16:25:53 +0000 https://bellagracemagazine.com/the-betrayal-of-spring/#comment-799 I am amazed as I read your story of loss and healing through your journal. I have also lost my son, my sweet faced little boy who could brighten up any event with his beautiful smile, so much he was called the “spark plug” of the ball team he was the bat boy for. I have overcome and pushed through some of the most difficult things life has to throw out and it truly is amazing to see others who have used their pain in POSITIVE ways regardless of how incredibly broken they may be… You see, I have seen both sides of this and thanks to the grace of God and some amazing women who also suffered but OVERCAME I was set free and chains were broken …you’ve given hope and help in ways that are inspiring. Thank you so much for sharing about your sweet little boy

]]> By: Tina https://bellagracemagazine.com/blog/the-betrayal-of-spring/comment-page-1/#comment-800 Wed, 19 Apr 2023 16:25:53 +0000 https://bellagracemagazine.com/the-betrayal-of-spring/#comment-800 Oh Gayle,

So sorry for your loss… tell me more? How old was your son, his name? I love the spark plug, what a fun way to remember him. Maybe there’s something in that for your healing, some kind of baseball themed memory to share his sweetness with others <3 hugs to you

]]> By: Catherine https://bellagracemagazine.com/blog/the-betrayal-of-spring/comment-page-1/#comment-779 Wed, 19 Apr 2023 16:25:52 +0000 https://bellagracemagazine.com/the-betrayal-of-spring/#comment-779 We lost our precious son,Joseph, when he was 19 years old. It will be 9 years April 17 th When the forsythia bloom and the Azaleas burst into flowers I remember the grief that never leaves.

]]> By: Tina https://bellagracemagazine.com/blog/the-betrayal-of-spring/comment-page-1/#comment-781 Wed, 19 Apr 2023 16:25:52 +0000 https://bellagracemagazine.com/the-betrayal-of-spring/#comment-781 Judy, thank you so much for your comment, it means so much when our stories can connect us, even when we haven’t gone through the same situations <3

]]> By: Tina https://bellagracemagazine.com/blog/the-betrayal-of-spring/comment-page-1/#comment-782 Wed, 19 Apr 2023 16:25:52 +0000 https://bellagracemagazine.com/the-betrayal-of-spring/#comment-782 Thank you Vi, your kind words mean a lot. Yes, my granddaughter melts me and reminds me how life does go on in beautiful ways even after heartache… thank you for taking the time to write.

]]> By: Tina Zarlenga https://bellagracemagazine.com/blog/the-betrayal-of-spring/comment-page-1/#comment-783 Wed, 19 Apr 2023 16:25:52 +0000 https://bellagracemagazine.com/the-betrayal-of-spring/#comment-783 Thank you Marcy, I believe loss can connect us in ways we never realized as we share our pain and compassion and are available to help others…. so sorry for your loss, I can only imagine the heartbreak for you and for your son of never knowing him.

]]> By: Tina Zarlenga https://bellagracemagazine.com/blog/the-betrayal-of-spring/comment-page-1/#comment-784 Wed, 19 Apr 2023 16:25:52 +0000 https://bellagracemagazine.com/the-betrayal-of-spring/#comment-784 So sorry Catherine, we never forget any loss, but a loss of a child is losing a piece of our future and that is difficult enough. I will be thinking of you and Joseph on the 17th

]]> By: Patricia Clifford https://bellagracemagazine.com/blog/the-betrayal-of-spring/comment-page-1/#comment-772 Wed, 19 Apr 2023 16:25:50 +0000 https://bellagracemagazine.com/the-betrayal-of-spring/#comment-772 I lost my only child, Andy (middle name Ryan) in 1981, he was 10 years old. He had ALL (leukemia) and lived a brief 14 months from diagnosis to death. I know the grief well, I have to cry and will sometimes burst into tears at little things that remind me of him. He was born in late July, died in August, 9 days after my own birthday…summers are my difficult times although I love summer…I seem to “fall” into fall which makes for a long, cold and barren season some years. I know the pain…

]]> By: Tina https://bellagracemagazine.com/blog/the-betrayal-of-spring/comment-page-1/#comment-773 Wed, 19 Apr 2023 16:25:50 +0000 https://bellagracemagazine.com/the-betrayal-of-spring/#comment-773 So sorry for your loss Patricia, thank you for sharing your Andy (Ryan), I completely understand why summers are difficult.

]]> By: Judy H. https://bellagracemagazine.com/blog/the-betrayal-of-spring/comment-page-1/#comment-774 Wed, 19 Apr 2023 16:25:50 +0000 https://bellagracemagazine.com/the-betrayal-of-spring/#comment-774 Dearest Tina, I felt my heart in my throat as I read your memories of the life you shared with your precious Ryan. My eyes welled up and I wished I could change the past and hug both of you.
I often hear people say, “life goes on”. I hear that and think to myself that of course, the days continue to pass, weeks become months and months into years, but THAT life, your life with your precious one stops, forever frozen and the sense of loss must surely stay. How could that pass?
My heart is warmed with the knowledge that your life has been blessed through your husband, more children and a new grandchild.
I’m glad your special memories of Ryan continue to bless you, but I grieve with you as you continue to grieve him. How could you not?
I’m filled with admiration for your generosity in sharing your journey through grief to help others find the way on their journey, bless you. I admire Ryan for his willing and generous spirit in allowing you and nudging you along to write about your dear memories together, to bring some comfort to all who read and share.

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