Participatory Grief

Apparently this phrase does not yet exist. I think it emphasizes that in order to work through grief it is important to engage and not get caught being passive. That is not to say that there are periods of time where exaustion sets in. I love this picture of my extended family finishing grandma's box.

I have been thinking about how this whole process started recently. I am constantly reminded what a blessing it was to build my grandmothers box. For more information please see http://www.grandmathiessenmemory.blogspot.com/. I think that I will start on that book I have been promising for the last couple of years. Grandma's box will be the first chapter, then I could include a chapter on owen, and a few other families that I have interacted with the past year.