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In Honor.

5/26/2018

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This post is not a tutorial, but rather some backstory of a cookie that was very emotional for me to create. At a future date (and different design), I hope to share the main technique used to create this piece. 
It's December, 1985. 
I'm nine years old and in the fourth grade.
A visitor informs my family that my brother's great friend -a boy who was like a brother to me and whom I had known all of my life- had been killed in a plane crash on his return home from a peacekeeping mission in the Sinai Desert. He was a member of the US Army, specifically in the 101st Airborne Division, the Screaming Eagles. 
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All passengers on board, including 248 soldiers and 8 crew, were killed. To this day, it remains one of the deadliest air disasters in American military history. 
The definitive cause of the crash is still unknown.
​Was it due to weather? An onboard explosion?
​Was it terrorism?
Look for yourself- Google "Arrow Air flight 1285". It's still being talked about, over 30 years later.  
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It was the first loss of someone close in my life. Not only was it a loss, but it was a tragic loss. Reports of the accident were on the news, in the newspaper.
It was tough for me as young girl to wrap her head around the loss. 

A book was even written about my big "brother" David, as his life as a young kid was as tragic as his death. His death completely shaped how I handle (or rather struggle with) death to this day.
​That's where my faith steps in. 
I thank God that I can sometimes channel emotions to create pieces like this. 
It helps me to heal.
​It helps me to remember.
It helps me to honor.
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8/21/2019 01:26:49 pm

This was a very unique piece! Thank you for sharing us such emotional backstory of this artwork and how to make it. 1985 must have been tough for you, I am proud of you for fighting and surviving. Being able to share us your story is already a huge gift to us. If this piece helps you find peace, helps you remember and helps you heal, then I respect how brave you are as a person. Losing someone special that day was something hard to forget, but I hope that you continue to heal up until today.

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    I'm Amy. Wife, Mom, former science teacher- and now full time cookie baker on Maryland's Eastern Shore. Pull up a chair and we'll create!  I'll bring the coffee- maybe Mike (The Cookie Widower) will make it for us.

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