12/15/2024
🌹*long post*🌹
Yesterday I bundled up and went down to Funks Grove to put a wreath on my Grandma & Grandpa Browns grave and to take a nice solo winter hike. It's always the hardest around the holidays when a loved one is not here. It's hard to turn the page when you know someone won't be in the next chapter, but the story must go on. When we lose someone we love, we must learn to not live without them, but to live with the love they left behind. My Grandpa Brown passed before I was born so I never got to meet him, but my Grandma Brown was with me for 27 years and there's not a day that goes by where I don't think about her. She was such a beautiful and sassy lady. I miss our rowdy conversations, our breakfasts at Cracker Barrel, and working together at the Produce Stand. She was my best friend. This year, with all the grateful accomplishments with my business, I wished she was here...she adored my interest in flowers and I know she and grandpa would be proud. I carry a lot of her into my flower business, naming bouquets after her and arranging them with her favorite colors. Here's to another year with you by my side in the flower patch. l love you, you little lady🤎
"Whenever I am missing you, I also remember how fortunate I was that you were in my life. I wouldn't trade those moments for the world."
➡️If you're coping with greif during the holidays remember you're not alone. Here are some helpful tips that helped me.
▪︎ Talk about your grief. Don't worry about bringing anyone down. You're allowed to greive and talk about it.
▪︎ If you need to take some time for you, do it.
▪︎ Find a way to honor them. Start a new tradition that honors their memory.
▪︎ Allow yourself to feel all of your feelings.
▪︎ Practice self care. Check-in with yourself on a regular basis and meet those needs.
Much love,
-Brandi🌹
