It didn't take long to notice post after post on Facebook made by many of my sisters in blogging about their peanut butter pie plans for tonight. I finally had to click a link to find out what this "meme" was about. Moments later, I found myself tearing up, for all of these friends were posting of their plans to bake a pie in memory of another blogger's husband, who passed away suddenly and unexpectedly. And that blogger, Jennie's, request was that we bake her late husband, Mikey's, favorite dessert today, share it with our loved ones, and hug them tight.
It sure didn't seem like a lot to ask. No, I don't know Jennie Perillo, and I didn't know Mikey, but I do know loss, and I know how it feels for a community of people to come together and lift you up. There are no words for that. I hope that Jennie feels some of that sense of communal caring and healing tonight.
Through my laptop and blog and from the bottom of my heart, I send this gesture of love and sympathy to Jennie and to her family. It's not just a peanut butter pie; it's a symbol that we're all in this together. This blogging family is a big, funky bunch, but we sure do know how to take care of each other. May we circle our virtual wagons -- and our real pies -- around Jennie tonight and send her tidings of comfort, and may Mikey rest in peace.
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