We decided to dedicate our Wordless Wednesday to a fallen friend. I cant leave it wordless because its not a wordless moment. Over the past 24 hours I have gone through such a myriad of emotions that I am exhausted. I have been spending some time talking to Karissa’s family and close personal friends and the one thing we all have in common was our love for this very special person.
Very simply, we are sad. We miss a friend. We wonder where we went wrong, every conversation is poured over and dissected in hopes of finding an answer; anything.
And the truth is there was no magic sign in neon lights to keep us from hitting this brick wall. This was her path. We were only momentarily sharing it.
I live several lives. I live the Trisha that is a mom and a wife, that makes dinner or avoids making dinner, that plays crafts and watches movies, and adores my family. I live the Trisha in a personal blog that gets to rant and rave and otherwise create a ruckus in 500 words on a small soapbox. I live the Trisha that does nothing more then chat all day with friends, share advice, games, and have fun. I live the Trisha that is only business, helps women grow, consults, and works with companies. I live the Trisha that crawls into the bath 3 times a day and absorbs herself in books, that writes her own songs and sings them on camera, that has unfilled dreams and childhood wishes still lingering.
Humans are too complex to paint inside a box. Its time we stop presuming we understand someone, we know their intentions, we feel what they do, we get who they are, when in reality, we are only lucky enough to grace and be graced by slivers of their souls quite temporarily.
Sometimes I wonder if I walk away if the pain will stop. If I spend my time locked up in books I can control every emotion from this point forward. The truth is, I would be cheating myself from truly living. To give, to love, to hold the amazement of life in your hand and enjoy it, means you have to experience the bad with the good, the dark with the light, the ying and the yang.
So we live to fight another day and await the next laugh or tear. We support each other the best way we know how, through words, through sharing, through experiences. And we pray this will be our last heartache, but we know it wont.
I’ll leave you with words from Karissa herself in november: Go call your bestie, or your family. I promise it WILL make you feel better.
~Trisha
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Thanks for that nice tribute to Karissa.
Karissa ,God gave you wings.
I pray that the angels are holding you and I will miss you dearly
Karissa was a beautiful soul,
called back to heaven to soon…
we all shall miss her…
A lovely girl inside and out… she will be sorely missed.
This is just so sad. Many prayers to her family and friends
Truer words, my friend. Truer words.
I dedicated a post to her last night, before I knew about the WW tribute.
I didn’t have any pictures to share and didn’t know this tribute was being done until someone left their WW on my linky but felt drawn to include mine because even though she didn’t know me personally she touched my life. She mattered.
May her loved ones find peace in their sadness, knowing without a shadow of a doubt that their daughter, sister, aunt, girlfriend, friend, touched more lives and helped more people than she or they could have imagined.
Trisha that was well written. She will be missed by everyone
Trisha you have such a way with words. Thank you for giving us the opportunity to know Karissa and the other women and men on this fantastic group!
Thank you so much for this Trisha. You are such a sweetheart. As a childhood friend of Krissy’s that got the priviledge of seeing her smiling face as a young girl via overnight sleepovers, camp trips, etc. I can tell you that I’m 100% positive that your words and support mean a ton to her family. Our parents are the best of friends and I know without a shadow of a doubt that the loving & oh so caring demeanor you and all of the other fellow bloggers have for Krissy means the world to her family. Keep doing what you do and keep reaching out. We never know whose lives are needing touched and when. Keep your head high in knowing that you were a clearly a true friend to Krissy and that is what mattered most.
Also, as a member of the blogging community myself, I’m so thrilled to see this outpouring of support for others. You guys ROCK! What an amazing community of individuals. The love you all have for Krissy is one more confirmation that bloggers have a place in this world. That blogging matters. That blogging is BIG. Bigger than we could ever imagine. That blogging has many purposes. Thank you for that. Thank you.
In his grip, Angie
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Yeah.
I bet the the people who have experienced the most pain in their lives have also experiences some of the greatest joys.