"I Remember You.."

so sorry…but this is great presentation…

What a wonderful photo and the moving words to go with it…Merry Christmas!! to you and your family…Randy

This is beautiful and heart-wrenching. I’m sorry for your loss!

Yes – isn’t it amazing how much we remember, and how it seems like only yesterday when those we have lost were still here?
Beautiful words and photography, Birgitta!

incredibly powerful – both in image and words – this time of year certainly is one of reflection as much as celebration – i hope you still have a happy day tomorrow xxx

yess – what more could I add. powerful image, impressive words, birgitta!

very touching, and great photo, very meaningful words for those families and friends

i love it what else can i say. tom

So sorry for your Father,
Very moving and so emotive work…

A very moving tribute Birg, your words brought tears even though I am one of the fortunate ones. There are so many others that are not. You are right though, it is good to remember, but also to be thankful.
Wishing you and yours a warm and wonderful Christmas babe. Hope the New Years brings all that you could hope for and then some!
M x

A Marvelous Tribute, both visually and verbally, to those that we have loved and lost !!! A great reminder to pause and reflect on the memories of wonderful moments etched in time ! My thoughts are with you Birgitta and pray that you will draw strength from The Comforter, who never leaves nor forsakes us. My best wishes for a Blessed Christmas and a Prosperous(in all ways) 2008 !! Phil T.

a beautiful tribute lost my father dec 19th few years ago, stil hold my memories dear, friend lost her mum today

nicely presented…. it’s those memories that help us go on… hang in there…

Thanks everyone. :) Just want you all to know that I’m not sad, depressed,
etc. etc. (It’s a rare thing for me to be “depressed”.) Reflective is a good word
for it. But I am joyful. :) Thanks again for stopping by!

Beautiful reflection,poignant message to all…

so sad – I can only imagine how lonely that farmhouse must seem now.

Powerful stuff B.Thank You.

this is what i call brilleant; Sorry I do not kinow how to spell it is gooooooooooood very good

what a great work! very timely,merry x mas

He would be so proud of you and this image…wow

A really nice tribute Birgitta, well done

Nice BW and textures. Very moving. Thanks for the inspiration today.

You did a wonderful job on this. Beautiful color and comp

Thoughtful and moving work Birgitta ,fantastic image.

Stunning work, i love this composition. Well done, and Merry xmas.

I am glad you are reflective and not depressed. Your Dad wants you to go on, and you have.

yes
you brought tears to my eyes….. I understand completely….
yet how true it is that our loved ones would wish for us to be happy with or without them….as I would for them….
beautiful work!

Beautiful picture and moving words that brought tears to my eyes, as this is the 3rd Christmas without my father… Like you, I’m not sad or anything but sometimes (like when reading your words!) it just “gets” to me and I can’t help shedding a tear or two…

It’s my 3rd year as well, Douzy. HUGS
It’s a mixed feeling, of joy..knowing he’s in a MUCH better place..
and I know that truly, and simply..missing him. Hope your Christmas
is special. ;) And Wendy…I am going to bed!! (In about another hour. heheh..)

Birgitta Im favoriting this one only because of the description, its brilliant. Well done

I know a lot of people are hurtin` this time of year…

Great work

would hate to vivisect this one into its compo etc. a truly talented outcome with the touching dedication. most of us have lost someone over holidays. Merry Xmas and a carefree 2008, Birgitta and thanks for your care. Nikolay

Fantastic work…

Wow. A powerful image. Your work here is beyond great, it’s outstanding.

Very powerful. Thanks for sharing something so potent

very powerful and moving

Beautifully done

Wonderful image Birgitta and very moving words to accompany it.. Christmas definately is a time to think of loved ones and those no longer with us and this is a great tribute to those memories.. that’s what we have to hold onto..

I think this is a new fav of mine. very touching and makes me think of the ones i miss most

I think this is a new fav of mine. very touching and makes me think of the ones i miss most

I think this is a new fav of mine. very touching and makes me think of the ones i miss most

Thank you so much. I lost my sister around Thanksgiving of 1998. It was a hard time that carried into the Christmas season. Thankfully she had re-dedicated her life to Christ. I will see her again someday. In the meantime. Thanks for such a touching photo and words.

A moving tribute to your father Birgitta – wonderful work

Very powerful image Birgitta. A beautiful tribute.

Thanks so much everyone. :)

Beautiful words and image

What a beautiful tribute, it is very powerful in words and image. Thank you for sharing. I know this is a hard time of the year if you have lost someone.

Birgitta.. this is fantastic.. the composition is perfect, the tone is perfect.. a really strong title.. I love this. Great job.

brilliant colour use, composition is great, texture is fab. everything about this image is perfect.

This tugs at my soul…It wasn’t Christmas that I lost my dad to a young man acting out on his own pain, making his problems everyone else’s…as he took 2 lives that meant nothing to him in front of a classroom full of young college students. It was Good Friday for me, Easter has never been the same. Christmas is especially difficult because dad loved Christmas more than anyone I know. I haven’t seen the same sparkle in my mom’s eye for 27 years. I know what you mean by feeling you are being pulled under. Many times it takes something to wake me up and remind me that I am still alive, I didn’t die with him…I am frozen in 1982 in the happy world of a 14 year old girl, waiting for daddy to come home.

Thank you so much for sharing this. This is a beautiful image even though it can be very ugly at the same time. Just like the memory that inspired this image, remembering can bring happiness, but usually with equal amounts of pain and sorrow.

Loss opens a walkway to what really matters in life. It presses us to see and feel in ways we hadn’t previously considered. And while loss doesn’t seem like a friend, it often brings refining touches to our character. It can sharpen compassion toward others, it can move us beyond fear, it can hekp us to determine a clear-cut path, and it can deepen our dependence on God.

You’ve inspired me to work on creating an image, or images, that express my feelings about my dad…This is truly beautiful, Birgitta! My new favorite, I think. It so hard to choose…

excellent work

THOUGHT PROVOKING IMAGE

Amazing shot, mood, setting, color choice, lighting and especially the meaning behind it.