Comments on: Butterfly.

By: Caroline

Caroline — Wed, 05 May 2010 17:12:15 +0000

This post absolutely gave me chills, it is beyond beautiful.

I wish you would post more often, I love everything you have to say and the photos that go along with it. My greatest hugs from a stranger afar are being sent to you tonight, with all the love possible to pass through a computer screen.

By: Justina

Justina — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 14:44:56 +0000

Thank you.

By: Keri Byrant

Keri Byrant — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 05:35:34 +0000

Usually I go to a photographer’s website and my heart fills with awe at their talent, creativity and passion. Here, my heart broke a little for your sweet Ava, and for you. What a breathtaking beauty she is, and what an unfair number of “I love you’s” you had together in this life. From a mother of 4 – 3 princesses and one rough and tumble boy – I am sending you stranger-hugs from across the world from smalltown Connecticut (a suburb of New York City)
You are brave, and so unbelievably positive. And you and Ava are touching so many lives..even just in me wanting to get up tomorrow and hug my sweeties tighter and warn them of the dangers in everyday things, and teach them what to do then. From the bottom of my heart, Thank you.
And your pictures?
They take my breath away. They capture what this life is truly about…I think you got it LONG before Ava. Keep capturing that sweetness with what God gave you for other parents.
Hope your winter down there is as lovely as the Dogwoods almost in full bloom here. May you continue to find peace and love.
Keri

By: { Bethany }

{ Bethany } — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 23:28:17 +0000

I spent Olivia’s naptime re-living Ava’s life. I went back and read every single one of her posts, looked at every single one of her pictures, clicked through her memorial website, and pondered.

So many of your early posts reflect things I have felt and written.

I used to take pictures, too. I have so, so many of Gavin. I stopped after he died. I only took a few required ones to put off feelings of guilt, but I didn’t enjoy it anymore.

Olivia is one now. I’ve been scared, too. Too scared. Every day, every night. I don’t want to admit that I love her with all the reckless abandon and fervor that I loved Gavin with…because what if I lost her, too?

I miss losing myself in that love. I think I’m ready to enjoy again. Thank you for the inspiration. Thank you for sharing Ava.

*hug*
~Bethany
Gavin’s mom

By: callie Page

callie Page — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 01:01:28 +0000

You are an inspiration. Thank you.

By: Emma

Emma — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 20:04:18 +0000

And I’ll forget the world I knew
But I swear I won’t forget you
Oh if my voice could reach back through years
I’d whisper in your ear
Oh darling, I wish you were here.
-Owl City

Praying for you Miss Sheye.

By: The Novelist

The Novelist — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:03:11 +0000

Beautiful words and photos as always. My favorite butterfly moment was at an indoor butterfly garden. Inside there are hundreds of butterflies of all colors and sizes. If you hold still they will land on you for a while. It felt like a magical world.

By: Jessica Borek

Jessica Borek — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:23:02 +0000

Ivy looks like a beautiful butterfly herself. I can just visualise Ivy just as beautiful even without being on a photo. The story of catching butteflies is just as beautiful as catching faries. According to me Grandma butterflies, dragon flies and ladybugs are faries. =]

By: Natalie

Natalie — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 06:50:04 +0000

Stunning photos Sheye!!!
This account gave me goose bumps!

What colour was the butterfly? For some reason I picture it to be white!

LL Nat:~)

By: me

me — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 05:14:21 +0000

I visit your blog just to see you ‘doin’ it and remind myself that I can go on … and I can get through … I can do it too … even on the days there are no butterflies to catch.