Monday's Muse

Embracing the Pain

 (Finally) learning to be still with the pain.  

Grateful for the gifts it has brought.  

Appreciating.  
Accepting.

Trusting.  

Letting it move through ..   so that it might move on.

grace & gratitude...

quietly...

               ... re~opening the door to my blog

quietly moving on

moving forward 

in faith

in hope

in prayer

oh, Vintage Sweetness ..  how you have sustained me.

hoping you'll re~join me

on this portion

of my 

Sweet Sage journey.....

solo.

Cherished Memories

Me ... 17

 He ... 18 

Pictures we took of each other

now sit on my dresser.

So missing his sweet smile.......

Seven Weeks

Just 7 weeks  ..  from diagnosis till death.

Not nearly enough time for 'good-bye'.

A most hard-fought battle, his bravery unmatched ...
  it was, sadly, a battle not to be won.

       ~

And now 7 months have passed since My Love has gone.

My world still spinning, my heart far far far-removed from this blog  ...   I have finally sensed an ever-so-small measure of strength to sign-on, if only momentarily  ...   if only to write the unspeakable.   The unthinkable.   The unbearable. 

If only to let you know I am here.  

If only to ask for strength. 

Thoughts of healing.   Thoughts of strength.

I must gather my strength.

To carry on.   On into my unknown.  

Solo.



In Memory of Mark

8.6.57  ~  9.30.11

I Miss You So

Stepping Away...

An absentee blogger for quite some time now  ..

but i dislike loose ends.

So it is with a very heavy heart that I find it necessary to formally

step away.

I'll be taking an indefinite break from this beautiful land of blogs.

Life has suddenly and undeniably shifted my focus.

My full and undivided focus.

Very serious and far more important matters are calling ...

... matters of the heart

of home  ...

and, primarily, matters concerning my dear husband, Mark.

The one~and~only forever love of my life has fallen ill.

Very, very ill.

Suddenly.   Seriously.

Heart~breakingly.

There is a part of  "in sickness and in health"

that one simply cannot plan for ..

 or prepare for ..

or comprehend.

It is purely in God's strength

that we must

~ each ~

 endure

to the end.

I do sincerely hope to return here one day.

I just cannot know.

Yet what I can know ..

is that

nothing

in my world

will ever

be the same

again.

Please ...   tell the ones that you Love

that

you Love them.

For me.

Thank You for the sweet memories.

My Heartfelt Best ~

Sweet  Sage 

Afton ...

our newest cottage stray.

isn't she beautiful?

right at 'home'..

in her sweet (stray) chair

a  perfect  purr-fect pair.

Wordless Wednesday

Sweet Spring .. what will you bring?!!!

let the pinks begin ..  !

Wordless Wednesday

oh .. hello Monday!...

  and what a Beautiful Monday it is!







how 'bout we get started on all that  Pruning, Sweet Shye?!

 




 

Spring is Coming!!!