Le Sprit
shake it off. Lift your head
and smile. Life goes on.
It must. Although things
are different, we can still
enjoy the blessings that
remain, the blessings
that are new and those to
come.
So while we observe
Get out of leases early and
Thanksgiving, Christmas
and the New Year, let us
lower monthly payments?
continue to remember,
celebrate and honor our
Jorgensen Ford is the only
loved ones who are no
longer with us. I have a
minority owned and oper-
feeling that they’re just
ated dealership within the
fine. They would want us
city of Detroit. Jorgensen
Ford has been in the city
I still cry
to be well also. Dwell on
the pleasant memories
since 1949. Jorgesnen’s
and be thankful for them.
staff is fully certified and
Let us be thankful for the
ready to service and sat-
time that we had with our
isfy you. We have pro-
loved ones and use it to
grams to meet all of your
By Janine Edwards like if they were still here. matter how much we kick make living better.
transportation needs.
Even though we know and scream in protest,
W have a new and pre-
The thing about grief No matter how much
very well the reality of the it is what it is. Some-
owned vhecile center a
is that it never completely grief we’re dealing with,
loss, sometimes we wish times we have to accept
Mr. Merlton Brandenberg,
fully certified staffed body
goes away. It gets easier let us always remember:
they could still come back change, even against our
Owner
shop, service and parts
to live with and we even- “O LORD, our Lord, how
to join us because life will. Let us not only ac-
deaprtment. Jorgensen is the dealership with the
tually experience joy, but excellent is Thy name in
just isn’t the same with- cept what we must, let
all the earth! Who has
big smile where friends bring friends to experience
memories of a lost loved
one always remain. The
out them. They won’t be us also embrace it, trust-
set His glory above the
the best in automobile service. We don’t promise,
memories are an impor-
here to see how life has ing that God will provide
heavens!” (Psalm 8:1).
we deliver.
tant part of our being.
changed, how our chil- because He is so faith-
On that note: Happy
dren have grown or how ful. Even though we
My grandmother has
Holidays!
our lives have started to have experienced some
been gone for over five Email Janine@
(313) 584-2250
come together or console losses, there is cause to
months and I still cry
us when it’s falling apart. celebrate. We can still
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sometimes. Five and
ten years from now, I will
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probably still have those
kinds of moments. I miss
her. I still hear her voice
in my head. I still can’t
believe she’s not coming
back.
As I reflect on Thanks-
giving, I realize that this
year was different be-
cause she wasn’t here.
The dressing just wasn’t
right because no one can
make it like her. Nobody
could make cornbread
better than her. Her yell-
ing at the kids to stay off
of her vertical blinds, her
sacred spot at the table,
her favorite green chair.
What am I going to do
without her?
As we anticipate the
holidays with joy and
thankful hearts, for many
of us there is sorrow
along with it. We think
about those who won’t
be here to celebrate with
us. Some things will be
missing. Some things
will be different. We will
wonder what it would be
10 The Michigan FrontPage • December 4, 2009
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