My Beautiful Christmas Angel

Robin has been laid to rest.  It was a life that ended much too soon – but was a splendid journey, with scuba diving in Cozumel ( I dove with her in Victoria), sky diving, a safari in Africa, getting her teaching degree and much more. -And she still had time to make me a lovely little…

The Road to Awe – in memory of Robin

We never know at the end of the day if we will see another sunset or sunrise, or when we kiss someone goodbye if it will be for the last time. With that in mind we can then embrace the moment as a sacrament, in it’s  entirety, and without expectation. Our lives are fragile.  …

There is a sacredness in sorrow too- as I was told

Thanks so much dear bloggers and friends for your comments, prayers and blessings.  I can’t answer them at the moment but they are appreciated!   And I will be away for a few days. It’s interesting that I had just written a previous post about memories, because I’m bathed in a sea of them now! In…

Our Robin

Yesterday (the 24th) we received a heavy, devastating burden of news. In memory of our sweet Robin who lived with us, a friend, a sister,  a daughter, and my daughter’s best friend, -our hearts are broken.  You came into our lives like a shooting star and you have left the same way. We had no…

November musings with Rumi

I want your sun to reach my raindrops, so your heat can raise my soul upward like a cloud. ~Jalal al din Rumi You were born with wings, why prefer to crawl through life? “You are not a drop in the ocean. You are the entire ocean in a drop.  The wound is the place…

Cee’s challenge – Doors, knobs and handles

Days of rain and wind in November give me a chance to practice with my new macro lens in Cee’s challenge PS: Oh boy, I honed in on the subject of the knobs and hinges sans doors I realize!! I also often think of doors symbolically or metaphorically so with that in mind…. This is the door to St….

Monochrome Madness 38!! and more

Oh autumn, soon ending!!  For us on the west coast, it’s mainly cloudy and wet but every so often we are surprised with  a day that can surpass expectation for this time of the season. Please visit Leanne and Laura’s Monochrome Madness for all wonderful offerings, All changes, even the most longed for, have their…