10/12/2026
The People Who Help Us Grow 🌿
Grief support grows through connection, compassion, and community partners who understand that sometimes the most meaningful support comes from slowing down, noticing what is around us, and making room for what we feel.
Today, we are especially grateful for Janelle of Buzzin' Blooms and her generosity in sharing the beauty of her flower farm with Community Grief Support. 🌸
In May, Janelle welcomed us to her serene, private flower farm for our Always a Mother gathering. A space to honor the enduring love mothers carry for children who have died by su***de.
Most recently, Janelle generously provided flowers for our Creating Through Grief series, where we were invited to slow down and pay attention. Which flowers tugged at our hearts? Which colors, shapes, or delicate details drew us closer?
We each created bud vases from the flowers that spoke to us. Then came another invitation: choose a single flower to become our paintbrush. 🌼
There is something powerful about creating without needing to get it right. About letting nature guide us. About discovering that expression doesn't always require words.
The beautiful vision behind this offering belongs to Chris Armstrong, whose generosity, creativity, and thoughtful guidance continue to make space for people to explore grief through art, reflection, and connection.
Janelle and Chris remind us that community care takes many forms. Sometimes it looks like sharing flowers, creative ideas, time, and talent. And sometimes it looks like giving someone permission to pause and simply notice what moves them.
To Janelle, Chris, and all the community partners who help make these moments possible: thank you for helping us create spaces where grief is welcome, creativity can unfold, and no one has to grieve alone.
Loss changes us. Community carries us.
