When they speak of "God's country" They have to be talking about the Pacific Northwest, Wow is the right statement to describe our evening sky. The sunny days have also been wonderful. It has been a little too cold to bare much skin to soak up those rays, I tried and yes it was way too cold, and the UV rays were hostel; did you know that not using sunglasses to protect your eyes can be a precursor to cataracts, I do now and I will try to do better, but oh my I love the sun. Being a California girl does have it's draw backs. Cataracts and brown/liver spots really do age you, so they tell me, so on with my sunscreen and glasses as we celebrate what little bits of sun we get.
The saying "grow old along with me, the best is yet to be" well I am not so sure. This week two dear ladies, quilting sisters are going through hard times. One Judy, has lost her husband in a fatal skiing accident, one of those freak events that no one can explain; he was doing what he loved best, a family day in the snow and suddenly he was gone. My heart goes out to her and their family she has a lonely walk ahead. She is a trooper, from what I hear she is holding up well under the circumstances and you can be sure her quilting friends will circle around her this coming year and help her in her widows walk, many of us are already there...
Then my dear friend and quilting sister Lynne, is struggling with heart trouble, they were to do a simple stint procedure's and it did not go well, now they are going to do surgery. They say we women have heart trouble more than men, and more women die then men because they are under/missed diagnosed...well I say ladies if you have symptoms do something about them, do not ignore them we are valuable to our families they need us so do not pooho the signs get checked. Lynne is a tiny little gal not over weight and always so careful about her health, now she is in God's hands and the surgeons are making plans. Please remember both of them in your prayers.
I also did a night in the hospital this week and I would not recommend it to anyone, I am doing follow up tests so enough said for now....Anyway what I am trying to say is life is a gift we do not know how much time we will have, or what will happen tomorrow so savor the time you have and love those around you. Nothing is worth the energy lost in conflict, I learned that lesson the hard way and believe me it is so true, loving and caring for each other is so much easier then stressing over the little things. We just do not know what tomorrow will bring. Remember to say I love you and give hugs....they are medicine for the soul . So hugs everyone, I love you.
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Leaves of God Fall 2009
My seasons have flown by so fast
I can hardly remember the details of my budding
I bloomed far too early forced by natures call
The flower of my youth stolen
My spring lost
I could not hold my bloom
As fruit required all my time
That season of summer went so fast
Consumed by my fruit youth slipped away
Never to swing freely in the warm summers breeze
I held fast lest my fruit should fall
Hot summer days turn to chilly nights
My fruit now ripe hear falls call
They release to face their own unknown
I watch as they fall free
My branches lift from their weight
I stand-alone the crisp air begins to blow
Indian summer comes with new love
I bask in the crisp sun light
My beauty is seen and shared
With the bloom of crimson leaves
My golden years begin
Too soon, I see my skin begin to shrivel
Youths golden beauty slips into grey
My hold on the tree of life seems futile
The frost of winter comes so fast
I hold tight lest I fall
So many leaves are falling
I watch as they let go one by one
My winter is here my time has come
The cold ground awaits my fall
The snows of winter cover my memory
Yet the family tree still stands
Spring will come
New leaves will unfold
The seasons of life begins again