janelle studdard

12:44 am Exhausted. Cried in the shower. There goes my streak. Grandma’s church ceremony actually had a pretty decent turnout…maybe 50 or so people who came and went. She looked beautiful with her makeup…and they even gave her some pearl earrings.  Parts of the service were difficult for me, and I was fighting back tears.…

I’m working on putting together a reflection website where I talk about you, grandma. I think you will like it. It’s strange to think that I won’t be able to see you again. It only makes me upset when I think about not being able to hear your voice or hear you tell me reassuredly,…

We come into this world screaming to be heard Demanding attention Yet we exit with barely  a whisper A lifetime of living Taken down Packed up Thrown Away Donated. Through tears, frustration and calloused, dry hands; in an almost insulting matter of hours, 79 years on this earth is whittled down to 2 modest plastic…