Story Behind The Song

I wrote Petal Of A Rose about reflecting on the moments before, durning, and after my husbands passing. Mourning can, at times take years and in those years you peel back and reflect small moments that become your sweetest memories. I remember holding the roses left in the ground from my husband's funeral. Knowing, as I sat there his flag would be passed down to my children, who were so young that they wouldn't remember the sound of his voice. A voice that I heard and my life was changed for ever. I remember the sound of silence when his oxygen was shut off in the house, I remember each child spending their last day with him. My story is very similar to people who has experienced loss. I celebrate these memories because they will carry me and my children through the rest of our lives. - Emily Irene Glazener