Still setting one extra plate. Even when no one’s coming. It’s not grief. Not absence. Just what love becomes when presence no longer has a schedule. A quiet ritual. A memory in motion. www.clickworlddaily.com/2025/06/the-... #love #memory #home #rituals #presence #solitude #nostalgia #family #care
This was Thanksgiving in '22. We had 3 empty places for my brother in law, my sister, and my sister in law. All died within 6 months of covid exacerbated disease.
I'm so sorry for your loss. The pain of losing three loved ones in such a short time is unimaginable. Your words remind us of the deep impact the pandemic has had on so many families. I send you my heartfelt condolences and hope you continue to find strength in the memories you shared with them.
Thank you much for your kindness. ❤️
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As a parent this is an image from a nightmare.
Losing my beautiful and artistically talented niece to an overdose has affected my brother's family this way. Miss her to this day.
This so eloquently describes my days after losing my husband. Rituals, habits, traditions...all were continued and I shared them with animals & birds in the yard, or voices on the radio. Just respect for a love that never went away, just became something new.
Your words are deeply moving. It’s powerful how love finds new ways to exist, through small rituals, shared moments with nature, and quiet continuities. What you’ve described is a beautiful kind of honoring. Thank you for sharing such a tender glimpse into how love endures.
Thank you for your kind reply. I had a catastrophic health event simultaneous to losing my husband, coming home from rehabilitation with a walker to an empty house. I faced a future that was a dark void. A beautiful friend asked me if things were reversed, what would I want for him. That saved me.