Say Their Names

Every year, every single blessed year my desire to be jovial and festive during the holiday season is at odds with the part of me that grieves and struggles to reconcile the losses we all experience.  It has become a habit in recent years to devote a post to recognize that loss.  It hurts.  It hurts to say all these names and remember them and know that they are missed.  Even people with complicated relationships are still missed and loved.  Maybe not by me, but by some.  So take a breath, say their names and remember them.

Kari Adair

Joyce Keith

Cody Ferguson

Julia Beth Hankins

Betsy Hosley Kirk

Michael Paske

Jim Myles

Pam Barnett

Wylson Dainkau

Gary James

Becky Fox-Akins

Patrick Vaught

Jay Kopp

Chris Young

Karen Hylton

Ann Hankins

Stephanie Dunaway Forrest

Amanda Rohn

Chris Kinkade

Tara Stiner

Jane Rogers Meeks

Geraldine Black

Roy Casares

Nancy Casares

Mike Sutton

Courtney Owens Bond

Barry Hollis

James Swedberg

Donna Keyes

Cindy Stuart

Larry Roberts

Fred Kinkade

Dorothy Kinkade

Archie Horton

Alice Horton

Jan Kinkade

Vera Sotelo

Danny Sotelo

Fausto Sotelo

Max Cook

Charles Eldon Cook