Esther Earl's Blog, page 56

"In these pages, and in my memories, she reminds me that a short life can also be a good and rich..."

“In these pages, and in my memories, she reminds me that a short life can also be a good and rich life, that it is possible to live with depression without being consumed by it, and that meaning in life is found together, in family and friendship that transcends and survives all manner of suffering. As the poet wrote in the Bible’s Song of Solomon, ‘Love is strong as death.’ Or perhaps even stronger.”

- John Green, This Star Won’t Go Out: The Life and Words of Esther Grace Earl

nerdfighter-art:Thoughts about Esther by Unironic...

nerdfighter-art:

Thoughts about Esther by Unironic Enthusiasm

In which Linda shares some thoughts about life, death, and Esther.

Thank you to pretty-little-birdie for submitting a link!

thecellochick13:Finally finished my Nerdfighter t-shirt...

thecellochick13:

Finally finished my Nerdfighter t-shirt quilt!!! I’m so happy with how it turned out!! No one really gets all the nerdy stuff but I know and nerd fighters will know and that’s all that matters to me!! The 2nd one down on the left is DFTBA in galifrey, sadly the camera couldn’t pick it up. I thought the constellation fabric was fitting, and I loved the handwritten-letter print too much not to have it! So grateful to everyone who helped me with this project and to everyone who taught me how to make it! DFTBA

effyeahnerdfighters:putting-the-glad-in-gladiator:Esther Day...

effyeahnerdfighters:

putting-the-glad-in-gladiator:

Esther Day Gathering - 2014!

Today, I managed to pull off a gathering I’d been organising for a few days in memory of Esther Earl and in honour of Esther Day. For Irish Nerdfighters! We had it today, August 6th, three days after the original date, and it went really great! People brought infinite baked goods and we played Werewolf and Ninja and just laughed and talked and basically had an awesome day - we also had a different kind of our traditional “circle time” where we talked about the friends and family that we loved and were grateful for. I was also selling t-shirts and keychains for an Irish charity, CanTeen, who earn funds to support teens with cancer. It was a great day overall and I was so glad to be able to organise something in honour of Esther (with of course a lot of help from some of my great friends!)

So yeah, do you guys think you could make John Green find the thing?

This is absolutely wonderful!

So lovely :)

istalkeddougiepoynter:Look what arrived today!! I am so happy...

istalkeddougiepoynter:

Look what arrived today!! I am so happy :-)

allonsyarielle:The #tswgo bow tie makes a great hair accessory...

allonsyarielle:

The #tswgo bow tie makes a great hair accessory when wearing the @leakycon “let’s geek out” shirt!

rowlingrowlingrowlingontheriver:LeakyCon, I love you.

rowlingrowlingrowlingontheriver:

LeakyCon, I love you.

pepperlandlaidwaste:Esther bracelet and the rings I was...

pepperlandlaidwaste:

Esther bracelet and the rings I was wearing the other day

"Isn’t it sad that so often it takes facing death to appreciate life and each other fully?"

“Isn’t it sad that so often it takes facing death to appreciate life and each other fully?”

- Esther Earl, This Star Won’t Go Out: The Life and Words of Esther Grace Earl

singingtowers:so i sent my esther day postcard from leakycon to my mom and today she e-mailed me...

singingtowers:

so i sent my esther day postcard from leakycon to my mom and today she e-mailed me saying how much she loved it and how much she loved me

my mom and i have a sort of tenuous relationship at times so

thanks leakycon / the hpa / esther earl. <3

<3