My MIL always gave us an Easter Lily. The lily scent reminds me of her. SInce she passed away this summer, I am going to give my BIL and SIL an Easter lily in her memory. I'm buying one for us too so we can think of her during the Easter season.

My mom loved the yellow peep candies. I found these precious little stuffed peeps that reminded me of her so I bought all the store had (I still need to find more) to give to her 13 grandchildren this Easter. Then maybe they will sit them our every Easter and think of Mom-Mom.

What do you do to honor your loved ones during holidays now that they are no longer with you?

I think giving Lily's is a wonderful idea Dotsie -

It's important to keep traditions going on -- we lose enough things in our lifetime - traditions shouldn't be one of them!

lion, do you do anything in particular for Robert throughout the year? Maybe you could do a butterfly release on his birthday. I don't know where you get the butterflies, but it's a cool idea.

Lion,
I think butterflies have a short lifespan so it might be difficult to find them for releasing. If you can't find them, you might consider planting some of the flowers that attract butterflies near Robert's grave. I have seen ads with those kinds of plants for butterfly gardens.

Our way of honoring my Dad's life is to get together as a family. We don't talk about him being gone. We just eat a lot and tell funny stories about him.

Laughing and eating were two of Dad's favorite things. Mom goes to the cemetery with flowers, but the rest of us can't seem to even imagine Daddy being there.

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[ April 08, 2006, 01:09 PM: Message edited by: smilinize ]

Here's a site for butterfly release, kinda' pricey , but maybe not for what they do -

http://www.thebutterflysite.com/livesuppliers.shtml

I think I want to do this next year for Nichole..

Thanks for the idea Dotsie, if it's not for Lionspaaw, then for me!

Wow! What a great site searcher. I had no idea.

Isn't the internet amazing.

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I know! you can just sit there and let your fingers do the walking AND talking ! Plus, customer service is great !!!

I have always equated butterflys with flowers anyhow so this is just super...

And I understand that butterflies (apart from being a symbol of change and rebirth) are a barometer of the earth's health. The more habitat that we arrange for them, the better off we'll all be! So plant butterfly bushes and such.

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I love this butterfly idea Searcher...I have butterfly bushes all over my back yard...they are so graceful and invoke such peaceful feelings watching them flutter about the garden...

My kids and I chipped in and bought a commemorative bench to be placed on the Boardwalk in our little Beachtown in New Jersey...my parents always loved vacationing with my kids every summer in this town...and my mother made me promise her that I wouldn't go to the cemetary to "visit her" after she died...so when we saw the offer to have Memory Benches placed on the Boardwalk in honor of our Loved ones I jumped at the chance....it's going to be unveiled on Mother's Day...now I can sit with my Mom in her favorite place on earth and remember the good times we shared...I know she would love this idea...I still miss her so much!!! Daddy too..