Indeed a part of our hearts, for so many people around the world, is grieving at the news of Mary’s passing last night. But if Mary were here she would be singing to us “Weave, weave, weave me a sunshine out of the falling rain. Weave me a hope for a new tomorrow. Fill my cup again.” Mary cared so deeply for the world and it’s people, but hers was a message of hope and peace and love. We can honor her spirit by keeping the flame of her ideals alive and spreading that Light to others. Mary, you add so much to the heavenly choirs right now!

[...] Sharon at The Back Porch News: Mary Travers, of Peter, Paul and Mary, died today in hospital after battling cancer for several years. Read the full AP story at any of these sites: MSNBC, Yahoo or The New York Times. As someone who sang “Blowin’ in the Wind” along with my friend’s record as a pre-teen, walked out on a high school talent pageant runway to the music of “Leaving on a Jet Plane” and cried to the sound of “Day is Done” just a few years ago when a member of my family was overseas in a militarized zone, I feel that a piece of my life is gone. And yet all those wonderful songs will be with us for a long time. Mary will be remembered as part of the music that shaped many of our lives. [...]