Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Remembrance

Last evening, we attended a Celebration of Life for five year old Chloe who died one week ago on January 30, 2011. Family and Friends gathered to cry and smile, remembering a child whose life was filled with joy and love. My Husband and I said goodbye in our hearts to the little girl and offered this remembrance of her:


A Remembrance  for Chloe

We remember Chloe as a confident, happy little person. She was a fairy child with wispy brown hair and dark-lashed eyes. She paid attention to her world - watching, listening, learning, and experiencing. She had a smile that made us smile, too. Ready for adventure - she was bright and fearless. Soothing her baby sister, she showed loving kindness. We have a good memory of her wearing little red cowboy boots and a big grin. But, she also liked dancing and crowns and the color pink. She liked books and birds and bikes. She loved her Family and her Friends.
Chloe was well cared for and well loved. She was a nurtured and cherished child. From birth to death she knew only Love. Chloe was surrounded by and filled with Love and that is what she leaves behind for us:                    

LOVE
Chloe
Child of Love
Little Person
Wispy hair
Smiles like gifts
Dark-lashed eyes
Watching the world
Confident and fearless
Listening and learning
Ready for adventure
Gentle and innocent
Loving and kind
Bright and bold
Cherished Child
Child of Love
Chloe


Sunset over Ten Mile Range

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35 comments:

  1. AnyesFebruary 8, 2011 at 3:15 PM

    I am so sorry for your loss, Barb. Holding you in my prayers

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  2. MariaFebruary 8, 2011 at 3:35 PM

    Hi Barb ~ I was going to find your last post today and write you there because I've been thinking of you, this family ~ a little child ♥

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  3. JuneFebruary 8, 2011 at 3:53 PM

    That is a beautiful remembrance and tribute to Chloe. I know in time...I hope that, in time, it will be something that makes her parents smile.

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  4. Peace ThymeFebruary 8, 2011 at 4:36 PM

    Hi Barb. I have been thinking of you and of those people in your neighborhood who lost their lovely Chloe. I hope they heal day by day. I wish I could talk to Chloe's mom and dad. I would tell them that they will never heal completely. That is the bad part. But, every day, they should do something new. And everything in their lives is new now. Nothing will ever be the same or be anything they are used to. They have lost a child. One day, they could watch a TV program about animals. Then the next day, they could bake cookies. Then the next day they could take a walk and enjoy the blue sky. One day and one step at a time.

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  5. UnknownFebruary 8, 2011 at 4:39 PM

    Beautiful Barb, just beautiful.....

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  6. Wanda.....February 8, 2011 at 4:47 PM

    A lovely gift of words, Barb. I'm sure a time will come, when it will be so comforting to the parents to know you saw such qualities in their Chloe and knew she was so loved.

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  7. DianaFebruary 8, 2011 at 4:59 PM

    That was beautiful Barb. I am so sorry for this sadness. Love Di ♥

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  8. Sally WesselyFebruary 8, 2011 at 5:25 PM

    What a blessing you must be to her grieving family. I am holding all of you in my heart.

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  9. JanieFebruary 8, 2011 at 5:42 PM

    Your memories of Chloe bring a tear to my eye. So sad for her sweet life to be cut short.

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  10. ramonaFebruary 8, 2011 at 6:18 PM

    Beautiful remembrance. It sounds like I could learn a lot from little Chloe..

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  11. KBFebruary 8, 2011 at 6:41 PM

    You described her so beautifully with your lyrical words. "Smiles like gifts". "Child of love". So sad.

    I've been thinking of you and of your little friend and her family.

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  12. HildredFebruary 8, 2011 at 7:16 PM

    I am glad to see you back Barb, - have had you and Chloe and her family in my mind a lot these last few days. You have written a beautiful tribute to a sweet child, and I know these are words of comfort will be cherished.

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  13. EbieFebruary 8, 2011 at 7:18 PM

    For one good thing, they are lucky to have you and Bob in their times of need. A very well written dedication and poetry.

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  14. beckyFebruary 8, 2011 at 8:32 PM

    Beautiful remembrance, Barb.
    Heartbreakingly so.

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  15. Tammie LeeFebruary 8, 2011 at 11:21 PM

    I can feel the truth in your words, I can feel Chloe's spirit, heart and how she was loved and how she loved. Words are energy and you have offered healing beauty with yours.
    Still such a sad loss...
    more light

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  16. JayneFebruary 9, 2011 at 4:12 AM

    Just lovely Barb... there really ARE no words, so I'll just say that I am thinking of you and sending warm hugs your way.

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  17. susanvgFebruary 9, 2011 at 6:22 AM

    What a lovely tribute - something their parents will treasure. Thinking of you...

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  18. HappyKFebruary 9, 2011 at 7:12 AM

    What a beautiful way to remember this dear little girl. It brought tears to my eyes.

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  19. AnonymousFebruary 9, 2011 at 10:45 AM

    So sad and so beautiful! Hugs.

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  20. PaulieFebruary 9, 2011 at 1:19 PM

    Your words are beautiful. I feel that God made you neighbors because he knew the lovely words you could and would write to give that family comfort.Have comfort yourself in knowing that she is in His hands.

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  21. AvrilFebruary 9, 2011 at 1:54 PM

    A beautiful remembrance - what greater thing than to be a cherished child - what a wonderful gift her parents gave her and what a gfit you give to them with your words Barb.

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  22. EG CameraGirlFebruary 9, 2011 at 3:04 PM

    How sad she had to die so young. But how wonderful that she was loved.

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  23. AnonymousFebruary 9, 2011 at 3:21 PM

    So beautiful, Barb.

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  24. Paul CFebruary 9, 2011 at 4:57 PM

    A heartfelt and beautiful tribute.

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  25. BillFebruary 9, 2011 at 8:05 PM

    Very special. Thanks for sharing this. Appreciation for all that lives is the essence of life. Your deep feelings here are felt far and wide.

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  26. Martha ZFebruary 9, 2011 at 10:37 PM

    Through your words I can see this child, dancing, loving, enjoying life.

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  27. TomokoFebruary 10, 2011 at 8:05 AM

    It is sad. She was so young. Through your beautiful remembrance, I can see how she was a lovely little girl.

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  28. Leslie D.February 10, 2011 at 8:40 AM

    Heartbreaking but a stunning memorial to an angel. Sometimes I look up at the stars and think they're the people we loved and lost smiling back at us.

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  29. Diane AZFebruary 12, 2011 at 11:16 AM

    What a beautiful and touching tribute for Chloe. Indeed, a cherished child of Love.

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  30. AmyFebruary 12, 2011 at 4:12 PM

    Barb, I haven't stopped thinking about Chloe since you first posted about her. I'm so glad to have an image of her now--wispy brown hair; big, dark lashes; and red cowboy boots. I love knowing about the red cowboy boots especially. xo

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  31. heartinsanfranciscoFebruary 12, 2011 at 11:17 PM

    I'm so very sad to read of little Chloe's death. The grief her family and friends will feel forever is unthinkable. Every child is a most precious gift to the world, but you have made this one so real that I, too, feel her loss.

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  32. stardustFebruary 13, 2011 at 7:25 AM

    Such a loving and loved little girl Chloe, an angel in disguise, gets back to heaven? Chloe will come close to you whenever you remember her.

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  33. KathyFebruary 13, 2011 at 1:56 PM

    Blessings to Chloe...what a lovely rememberance, Barb. She feels like a precious star in the sky.

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  34. SusanFebruary 16, 2011 at 2:54 AM

    Such a heartfelt and beautiful tribute. XOXO

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  35. cosmosFebruary 18, 2011 at 5:26 PM

    Hi, Barb.
    I happened to reach this post. Written in simple and concise words, I can feel your deep emotion and condolence for her and people involved. She must've been a godsend to give a pleasure to the people around, and for some reason, she went back to her place, the world you can not see.
    I lost my close friend last year. "Tears make a channel on my cheek" in your words in another post,quietly but I still feel she is somewhere and find myself talking to her.

    By the way, Redrose and Stardust are good friends of mine. They strongly recommend that I should visit your blog. Your blog is too wonderful and too amazing for unfledged like me, but I got up nerves to leave a comment here for the first time.

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