"Perhaps they are not stars in the sky but rather openings where our loved ones shine down to let us know they are happy." I am continuing to post photos of Jeanie every day until the day of her memorial service on July 16, 2011. Her sons, John and Vince, [...]
When I told Colleen that my sister Jeanie was pure sunshine, here is what she wrote back to me: "Pure Sunshine" How could anyone be anything better than that? To have lived a life where people saw you in such a light is to have lived life to the absolute [...]
I am still at the coast. As I was sitting here, heart swirling with grief, Great Blue Heron Spirit came to visit me outside my window!! She perched on the spruce and I felt a deep sense of comfort and was instantly filled with a great sense of awe. I [...]
I will never forget my most courageous sister, Jeanie (Giovanna/Gianna) Urbano. Jeanie died of complications due to Multiple Sclerosis at 12:20 a.m. on July 5, 2011 (10:20 p.m. Seattle time on July 4). Her beautiful sons, John and Vince Urbano, were at her side as she took her last breath. [...]
We arrived at the coast around 5 pm today and were shocked to see Rick's fancy homemade source-of-great-pride uber-genius-engineered raccoon-proofed, squirrel-proofed, and crow-proofed bird feeder BENT at the base of the thick iron plumbing pipe and nearly on the ground! "Who would do such a thing???" We looked [...]