Grief is in an immeasurable quantity in the face of losing a loved one or sharing the grief of a close friend who has suffered such a great loss. The tradition of sending flowers is one of beauty, yet as flowers wither and die within a short period of time we are again reminded of our loss as if it had happened just that very day. It is the reality of that feeling that I myself have felt far too many times that has prompted me to offer my services as a published author and poet.

I have found that perhaps the worst part of losing a loved one is the immediate feeling of permanent separation and loss. This overwhelming void in our lives many times leaves us running about in an attempt to save any memento we can find from our loved ones in an effort to somehow lessen the permanency of our loss. We awaken with nightmares and visions and questions of why. Why did I not tell them this or that? What more could I have said? Did they know how much I loved them?" and so on and so on .

In fact many times we deliver a eulogy or decide how to inscribe a monument and we find that no matter how hard we try there is just not enough time or space to say all that we feel. Many times in fact the right words completely escape us, though the feelings run incredibly deep. While other times our grief runs so out of control that we can not find any words at all to ease the treacherous suffering around us.

After the publishing of my book, A Quiet Heart, A Quiet Mind, I had the benefit of speaking with a number of people who had read this collection of poetry after personally losing a loved one. These people enlightened me as to the many ways the reading of my works had helped them to both cope with their personal grief and to let go of their hurt while holding on to the cherished memories.

In my life I have experienced great losses of those very close to me. These losses ranged from terminal disease in both children and adults to both unforeseen and completely needless accidents as well as, tragically suicide.

I have always held God deep in my heart. I have survived greatly due to my personal faith in god and in my belief in the spiritual realm beyond our own here on earth. Poetry has always brought much joy and comfort to my life and I welcome and appreciate the opportunity to create individualized poetry specifically for an individual so that each poetic creation is unique to only you and your remembered loved one.

Though I have often dealt with tragedy in my life I have also been granted many miracles. I say miracles because I have five beautiful children and I have come very close to losing each and every one, but in each case God had spared them. I know were I not a good, and honest person with a genuine desire to help others and lessen the suffering of those in need, I most likely would not have been spared the loss of a child. I am unsure whether it is to offset all the losses I have suffered, or because God in his mercy has chosen to allow the sanctuary of my five precious children, but there is one thing I am most sure of and that is I must and I wish to return the blessings God has given to me to others in need. As well I wish to not only offer messages of loss, but to share also the joy it has to offer in messages of remembrance and of special high points.

I feel God has made my mission clear, yet he has not set me on this path alone. My very special twenty year old daughter, whom I treasure and who has just won her eighth national poetry contest and thereby automatic publishing of her works concerning personal relationships, is a very active participant in these offerings.

Perhaps the most special attribute my daughter possesses is her immediate ability to sense when someone is suffering and the uncanny way in which she reaches out to console them.

It is now the dream of both myself, and my daughter, April Georgine, to return the generosity God has shown us by offering the following services to you.

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May God bless you and yours through life's journeys.