He kindly stopped for me --
The Carriage held but just Ourselves --
And Immortality.
Emily Dickinson
This Friday my guy took me to the very very remote cemetery and catholic church outside of marshall he found many years ago driving around. His driving around is called "Leo's shortcut" by the way. Anyways we grabbed my camera and he drug me out of the house while I said ugh...whateverrrr a cemetery??? oooookkkk
we pulled up and I couldn't speak...I can type a whole lot of words here but I cannot...cannot...give you the absolute awe and peace I felt as I walked through the gate. History...it was a cemetery before the church was built.
The Youree family built the church in memory of their 30 something year old son that died.
Hopefully you will see the love that that these families had for their dearly departed. Families spent so much time and dedication to their lost loved ones back then...and as you will see even generations down they still care for and visit their families grave sites......
I felt so much peace and love i wanted to share these pictures with you all.
The trees were beautiful also!
I found this one particularly moving. Another family amongst many. Only this one had an angel with her eyes open and the name Mary Rose. The place felt so peaceful. It made me think of my mother I lost 8 years ago this month. Her name was Rosemary.
May The Peace Of The Lord Be With You All. Have a Blessed and Happy New Year!
4 comments:
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Ohhh, I adore cemeteries. They're some of my favorite spots on earth. I walk in one as the seasons allow because it's so quiet and safe there...not a lot of traffic!
Thank you for sharing this cemetery. The weeping angel is so pretty, but it's nice to know that angels don't weep. They know the whole story and the ending is very good. ;)
Breathtaking! LOVE the tour. Have you ever been by that old cemetery in Jefferson? It's not as spectacular as yours, but the history is so neat there, too. Maybe we'll all have to load up and go sometime!
Happy New Year, sweetie! You deserve the best!
Brin
Wow, what a gorgeous place! Wonder if there are any like that around Longview? Marshall is a bit of a drive for us, given the price of fuel lately. I see Brin has been here before, that's how I found you! Cool huh?
Molly
Hey C,
Got your message. Did you click the "email follow up comments" button when you commented on my blog? That will always flood your inbox with emails from the blog you posted a comment on. Weird, I know. It should stop as soon as I post another entry...
Hope that helps!
b
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