I remember writing in this space about my idea of spreading love and joy through little rocks with fabric hearts on them and wondering if it would go anywhere. I knew that my close friends and maybe my community would possibly get into spreading love and joy in honor of my girls but I truly did not expect what has happened.
These rocks, like the people who make and find them, have stories to tell.
These stories are about the family who sat around the table making them, laughing about how dad can’t cut out perfect fabric hearts and feeling grateful that this activity has brought them together as a family.
These stories are about remembering a loved one that has gone to heaven, finding their favorite character on fabric and allowing the life that is so missed to be remembered with every stroke of the paint brush that secures the fabric heart.
These stories are about a community that is so love-drenched that Love Rocks can be found just about anywhere.
These stories are about the families who are celebrating the union between their daughter and son and making sure that everyone who has come to celebrate goes home with a token of their love.
These stories are about a young child who loves making the perfect Love Rocks to secretly give to his neighbors and friends.
These stories are about a mom who travels to the coast to honor her son in Heaven and while there finds a Love Rock placed in a spot that makes her look to the heavens and say thank you.
These stories are about a man who has lived a long life and when given a Love Rock holds it tightly as he takes his last breath here on earth.
There are so many stories to tell and I feel so grateful that people have shared them with me.
At 8:30 tonight it will be 3 months since we launched Love Rocks on Facebook. I can’t believe it’s only been 3 months.
Tonight at 8:30 it will also be 9 months since my girls went to Heaven. Sometimes it seems like just yesterday we were eating waffles for breakfast and trying to get out the door to get to church on time. Other days I feel like it’s been so long since I’ve touched them, kissed them and held them tight.
I know that Love Rocks is here for reason and that reason is far greater than I could have ever imagined or understand.
Thank you so much for going on this journey with us, for celebrating the life of my girls, celebrating love, joy and the undeniable goodness of spreading happiness to those around you.
I’m sure, as always, Anna and Abigail are smiling in Heaven watching all the love being shared. I am sure they are so proud to be part of something so big, so beautiful and so important.
These Love Rocks, the first ones in our family made by Anna, Abigail and my mother-in-law Sarah, are my all time favorites. They remind me of a time when life was crazy, busy and wonderful. They were shared with my closest friends and family at our wedding and many have beautiful words written on them from our guests. These Love Rocks are the inspiration for choosing to honor my girls and my community in this manner and they hold a very special place in our hearts and in our home.
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Susan: I read this yesterday but it’s taken me a day to process what you’ve written here–well I’m sure it will take me longer than today–. The word, “Kindness” keeps coming to me and how wide you’ve stretched your heart to embrace it and how that really is the only way to live although so hard to accept– that simple, sacred act and the acceptance that in the end this, kindness, will be all that matters and what we’re called above all else to do. And when we do it, such joy. Your daughters are teachers and so are you. We, your people in Forest Grove, love you and Tom simply and wholely, through good days and dark days. We’re yours. Thank you for giving us Love Rocks. XO Kathlene
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Thank you so much Kathlene for your beautiful kind words. So glad to be living in this community with you! XOXO
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heart rocks have started to be left around Australia for about 4 weeks now. My dear friend Cynthia shared your page with me and I made a rock for a mother who lost her 2 daughters too, and had been suffering terrible bullying and harassment about the roadside memorial erected for her 2 girls.
I dont know if she found the rock yet, but thats what started it. my girl and I make them and I carry them with me whereever I go
Thank you for the idea 🙂
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Wonderful to see you are getting in on it here in Australia too Ren. What a wonderful way to bless our ‘sunburnt’ country. Let’s hope we can see Australia flooded with them too 🙂
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Love Rocks have such a special place in our family. It’s wonderful to sit with the grandkids and talk about ‘life’ while making Love Rocks. And it’s awesome when they share with me why they have chosen a particular Love Rock to give to someone special. Love Rocks bring out the best in people! Unfortunately I have a really hard time keeping them in stock!
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All I can say is Love-Love-Love.
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It is with joy and love for your family that we share . And might I add thanks to Anna and Abigail we share Love Rocks to spread joy and love to our family and friends, and people we don’t even know. I never tire of hearing the story of the first Love Rocks ever made by your family.
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Love this Susan. I pray for you and Tom and think of Abigail and Anna every single day. Their lives are still touching others, and will continue to for a long long time.
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Beautiful memory…thanks for sharing!
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Beautiful stories you have summed up.
Perhaps an evening for chocolate and ice cream 🙂
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