The Butterfly Garden and Overlook is an open, sacred place where individuals work through the pain of grieving. Four tasks help people move into the next phase of life, each represented by architectural and natural elements throughout the garden. "Accepting the Reality of the Loss" begins as visitors pass through the portal of the lost home, the front door. A path leads around the site for "Processing the Pain of Grief." Areas with a bench and journal provide a sacred space in nature to "Adjust to a World Without What we Lost," and visitors are encouraged to write and reflect. The penciled outlines of homes represent all homes erased by the storm. Plaques educate future generations about the destruction, acts of heroism, survival, and the "Miracle of the Human Spirit" while providing an enduring connection to what was lost and expressing that people move on but do not forget. Butterfly-attracting flowers create the garden's unifying circle, giving a sense of boundary, safety, and enclosure. Thirty-eight segments of the waterfall represent the minutes the tornado was on the ground, and a void at minute seven marks the moment it struck this park.