April 12th marks the 1 year mark for my Merami's memorial... and the end of my year of mourning, though I know I will still have to deal with her being gone from now till I myself die. I think the thing I found the hardest is the fact that she was cremated. I am not even going to touch the pros-cons or religious views of this, but I am dealing with a real issue. I have no place to go to say good-byes. No headstone, no grave... Yeah, sure her ashes are up on the mantle at Dad's place, by her picture
(same one pictured here from the memorial)... but that is just not the same.
I am not against cremation, but I personal know when my Dad has passed (
he has in his will to be cremated too), I am taking his and mom's ashes and burying them in a grave plot, placing a head stone, and having a place to visit, place flowers, and it be final. Just like this gypsy gal is looking for her Travelers Rendezvous/permanent home till heaven... so do they need a final resting place. I just hope I can live some where 29 plus years, as my parents did, and my Dad still does...
~ Morria
