The Frames - Star Star **

Music has held my hand as I mourn the loss of my children. Especially music by The Frames. It's like each song is written specifically for me. No one else will hear this song the way I do, from the place that I am. The music helps me recognize the place I am coming from and,without shame, guides me into sharing my fear, melancholy and hope with others. This song illustrates learning to loosen your grip on sadness and burn brighter from the joy and hope that fills the crevices of suffering, 'star, star teach me how to shine'. I am learning how to do this from a place that suffocates hope and steals joy. All the while, I know I am making it through alive, more alive than I have ever been.