If you’d like to honor Evan Kamida’s life, but can’t be at the memorial in person, you can do what I’m doing: I’m going to put flowers near a swingset here in Montana, take a picture, and post it with links, so Vicki will know I’ve been thinking of them.
Can you imagine it? Flowers at swingsets and playgrounds all across the country–flowers for a little boy who loved to swing, and for the mama standing behind him. I hope you’ll join me, and help spread the word.
The inspiration for this gesture comes from a piece that Evan's mother, Vicki Foreman, wrote called Mother at the Swings which was published in the on-line literary magazine, Literary Mama. Susan Etlinger read the piece to introduce the panel at BlogHer last weekend. I encourage you to read it.
I took this photo today of some flowers at a swing; for Evan, and for Vicki.
5 comments:
I love this, Christa. Thank you.
It is a great idea, my trouble is that it seems to be a private group on Flickr.
Best wishes
It's a public group, you just have to join.
My photo is posted, and here is my post to get the word out:
http://casadecruz.blogspot.com/2008/07/flowers-at-swings.html
What a fabulous idea.
I had just met Vicki last weekend, so Evan's passing came as quite a shock. She had given me so much inspiration and things to think about, and it just punches me in the gut to think of what she is going through right now.
-Kari
www.kariannaspectrum.com
A perfect tribute....we did the same at our house.
Peace and love,
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