Tonight's picture was taken in May of 2009. Mattie was at the Mattie March, which was the Walk his care community held in his honor. I love this photo for many reasons. Next to Mattie were his two buddies, Zachary and Brandon. Zachary and Mattie became close friends on the first day of preschool, and Mattie and Brandon became friends through their cancer battles... despite their significant age differences! These two friends stuck by Mattie's side throughout Mattie's cancer journey and also during the Mattie March. On aside, notice the cup Mattie was holding. To the average picture viewer you would think that Mattie was drinking something. I assure you there was NO liquid in that cup. The cup was filled with tent moth caterpillars that were found at the event. Mind you we brought them home with us, because this was our spring time tradition. Mattie loved watching the metamorphosis process and he diligently fed the caterpillars until they spun their cocoons. Then of course we would wait until they transformed into moths and we would have a releasing ceremony on our deck. To this day whenever I see a moth hanging around our deck, I can't help but wonder..... is this one of Mattie's moths coming back to visit?
Quote of the day: I cannot rest, I must draw, however poor the result, and when I have a bad time come over me it is a stronger desire than ever. ~ Beatrix Potter
I completely relate to Beatrix Potter's quote. It is hard to believe that the author and illustrator of Peter Rabbit had any bad times come over her since her final products were so wonderful and have entertained countless generations of children. Yet her comments are quite meaningful, because when she was troubled by something she drew. As if it was a form of therapy for her where she perhaps worked out her problems. We all have our ways of dealing with things. One of the ways I suspect many grieving parents deal with the loss of a child is immersing themselves into work. I am not the only one, I see it with others around me. We all have our own crusades. As such, because I have spent a good portion of my day in front of the computer working on various projects, I am stepping away from it tonight because I need a break.
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