Yellow & Blue

Today is the birth date of my baby Thomas who was unexpectedly born with a rare respiratory illness that caused his death a few months later. During his brief life, I experienced the colors of yellow and blue around him. So I would say to his older siblings who were ages five and seven: Thomas’ colors are yellow and blue.

I visited an exquisite botanical garden yesterday and when I saw the glowing yellow flowers in the bright blue ceramic pot, I said to my friend: Here are Thomas’ colors greeting me!

It felt like simply noticing the yellow and the blue was a form of remembering and honoring Thomas’ sweet little life. He was born twenty-seven years ago today.