tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1728610029063868611.post3349229905689081979..comments2023-08-06T07:16:04.270-04:00Comments on Happily Henninger: CemeteriesAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14063286199824069226noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1728610029063868611.post-39444395920690702152009-11-09T15:08:30.826-05:002009-11-09T15:08:30.826-05:00I have to admit, I don't walk through cemeteri...I have to admit, I don't walk through cemeteries very often. They make me curious though about the lives they must have lead. exciting, lonely...I dread the day I have to go back.Design A-Peelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01981169657817249206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1728610029063868611.post-51550738874014954982009-11-08T20:09:55.783-05:002009-11-08T20:09:55.783-05:00You are the second one of my blogger "friends...You are the second one of my blogger "friends" to post this lately. I'm not a fan of cemeteries at all but I get how someone could be. We had MG cremated so it has actually been years since I've been to a cemetery.Michehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03202104148225914041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1728610029063868611.post-39483664938122218982009-11-04T20:29:40.648-05:002009-11-04T20:29:40.648-05:00Holly - I love all that you do for Carleigh's ...Holly - I love all that you do for Carleigh's grave and I love to read about the times you and Kendra spend there. You have been such an amazing Christian woman through this entire experience.<br /><br />Toni - I too think of Matt and become teary eyed when I hear of or run across a military grave site. I also think about Brent and Craig and I pray for their safety. Next time you are at Bonaventure look for Hudson - he is in the Forest Lawn section :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14063286199824069226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1728610029063868611.post-12651420590519064712009-11-04T16:58:04.914-05:002009-11-04T16:58:04.914-05:00I was at Bonaventure Cemetery just this past Sunda...I was at Bonaventure Cemetery just this past Sunday. I had to get out of the house for prospective buyers and, because I have my pup, I have to take him for walks or drives. Well, Sunday was a drive around kinda day. We drove over to Bonaventure and just enjoyed the peace, quiet, and stillness (is that even a word?). Bradley stuck his head out the window and took it all in… There was a recent burial of a soldier killed in Afghanistan and I ventured over to where he was buried. There were so many flowers surrounding his grave. I stopped and said a prayer for him and, of course, for the family he left behind. I actually got teary because it reminded me of Matt’s funeral and it made me miss him even more. <br />I love cemeteries because they are so quiet and peaceful. They are pretty much the only place I can think and have a clear head. I didn’t intend on getting emotional but in the day-to-day rush you rarely have time to stop and just have a moment. There were people walking their dogs along the Bluff and around the cemetery. Bradley enjoyed the car ride until he passed out in the back and we went home. It was exactly what I needed for my Sunday.Toni Cnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1728610029063868611.post-3615443745531164782009-11-04T15:02:50.381-05:002009-11-04T15:02:50.381-05:00I spent one day when I was visiting Carleigh walki...I spent one day when I was visiting Carleigh walking among the graves and reading the names and I actually counted the baby graves-I found 23 that I could make out. I don't know why I did that but I did.<br /><br />When I visit the cemetery I don't really feel Carleigh there strongly but I like to go anyway. I take care of her grave b/c it's the only thing that I can really take care of for her. I just put new flowers up for fall and we took her a pumpkin.<br /><br />I know her soul isn't there but her body is and that is all I ever had here on earth. I never got to meet her beautiful soul.Hollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15431384515813384025noreply@blogger.com