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WHO ARE WE ?

Jeff and Jody Bumgardner are the proud of parents of four children: Caleb, Abby, Ella and Ava. Through this blog, the family shares their daily struggle with grieving the loss of their 10 yr old daughter and sister, in the hopes that their readers may find comfort and encouragement to live, love, and change the world.

EMPTY CHAIR RELEASE WEEK

As many of you know, I am a songwriter. I have had over 200 songs recorded, I have won 6 GMA Dove Awards, I've been nominated for...

GREEN HEARTS BOOK COMING SOON

Tragedy, noun A disastrous event. The loss of a loved one is a great tragedy, but in and of itself, it is not the pure definition....

GRIEF AND FIREWORKS

Holidays are hard for families who are grieving. Initially, Christmas, anniversaries, and birthdays come to mind as tough days for those...

SONGS

Standing at the graveside of anyone you care about is typically very emotional. As a father, to stand at the grave of your child is...

DEFINING MOMENTS

We recently had the privilege of attending a wedding. Our friends' daughter was getting married and had asked our daughter, Abby, to be...

THE NEXT CHAPTER

It’s difficult to see where a path may lead from the first step. When we first realized we were going to lose Ella, we made the decision...

The Beauty of Loss

Have you ever heard the saying "keep your friends close, keep your enemies closer"? When I was in middle school, I had my first...

Forever Means Forever

I remember this moment so well. It was Ella's first day of kindergarten. In her hand you can see her mom's phone, and we were playing...

DONATE LIFE

My apologies for not blogging in a while. We have a FACEBOOK page @forellakate and have been posting there. I was recently informed...

SHE IS.......

She was beautiful. She was loving. She was caring. She was mine. She was...... It is still so strange to talk about Ella in the...

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For Ella

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