As we approach the second anniversary of Jordan's death, I want to write about the astonishing and achingly beautiful experience of spreading Jordan's ashes. Our home on Okanagan Lake is a place Jordan loved very much and where he spent many hours swimming, water-skiing, fishing, sailing, and kayaking with his siblings and cousins. Over the weekend…
A couple of weeks before Jordan's death, he wrote and delivered a hand-written birthday card to his beloved Aunty Karen, who lived next door. My sister Karen had received a cancer diagnosis only a couple of weeks earlier and was scheduled to have major surgery. Aunty Karen was like a second mother to my children.…
Over the weekend of August 18, 2018, my children, my three siblings, and their children gathered at at our lakehome in the Okanagan Valley to celebrate and remember Jordan and scatter his ashes. This special lake property, and the memories associated with it, was Jordan’s favourite place on earth. Our coming together was intermingled with grief, joy,…
Tribute by Janice M. Bell December 16, 2018 Curtis and I, my children Brenden and Ashley, and my new favorite son-in-law Brenden Matus, would like to thank you very much for joining us today as we “Honour Jordan’s Journey”. Over the past 2 weeks since Jordan’s unexpected and untimely death, we feel like we have…
The day of a person’s memorial or funeral is believed to be a sacred day in many cultures, faith, or religious traditions. This blessed day for Jordan was December 16, 2017. It was a time of honoring, remembering, reflecting, story-telling, and mourning with friends and family. I was privileged to have been invited to offer…