Catching up
We are in the middle of the Spring that never was. It's been raining nonstop and the weather has been COLD. We all could use a little sunshine. I miss playing ball with the boys. I miss working in the garden. I miss fresh air. Please send some sunshine our way.
I've been thinking of blogging lately. It seems that there have been so many blog worthy things to write about. It's hard to know where to start. Things have been really busy.
Two weeks ago, on the way home from an early morning meeting with the orthodontist, I was in a car accident. Ooops, a "collision" the police officer told me because the other car was at fault. While driving up a busy street, I noticed a car at a stop sign. I noticed the driver not looking left and I noticed him never looking at me. I tried do hard to stop but there was nothing I could do. I smashed directly into him as he pulled in front of me. His Lexus was totalled while my mini van had relatively minor damage. Neither of us was badly hurt. I'm having some foot/leg problems related to stepping on the brake so hard during the impact but I'll be fine. I was grateful that none of the boys were with me and I remain grateful that no one was badly injured.
Yesterday, I found out that a local woman was abducted from the nearby gas station. A man was waiting in her SUV when she came out of the store. He made her drive him to a remote location where he raped her. She had her 11 year old daughter with her. I've been really shook up by this. Any of us could have been that woman. We were all at the same baseball fields. We all use that gas station. It could have happened to anyone. My heart goes out to this woman and her daughter. I am truly crushed by this.
I'm not a terribly sentimental or mushy person. I know my husband and children love me and I assume they know I love them. All too often, however, I'll leave the house in a hurry with one of the boys and I won't even say goodbye to everyone. Or I might get in a tiff with Jeff because he got home 5 minutes late and we needed to leave for baseball. I know it's cliche but I've realized how much your life can change in just a few seconds. I'm going to be more mindful when I leave the safety of my home.
2 Comments:
Sending you lots of Florida sunshine and warm weather.Send the rain. Our garden needs it.
This post reminded me of an email I got recently. I thought you might like it...
Recently I overheard a mother and daughter in their last moments
>together at the airport. They had announced the departure. Standing
>near the security gate, they hugged and the mother said, "I love you
>and I wish you enough."
>
>The daughter replied, "Mom, our life together has been more than
>enough. Your love is all I ever needed. I wish you enough, too, Mom."
>
>They kissed and the daughter left. The mother walked over to the
>window where I was seated. Standing there I could see she wanted and
>needed to
>
>cry. I tried not to intrude on her privacy, but she welcomed me in by
>asking, "Did you ever say good-bye to someone knowing it would be
>forever?"
>
>
>"Yes, I have," I replied. "Forgive me for asking, but why is this a
>forever goodbye?"
>
>"I am old and she lives so far away. I have challenges ahead and the
>reality is... the next trip back will be for my funeral," she said.
>
>"When you were saying goodbye, I heard you say, 'I wish you enough.'
>May I ask what that means?"
>
>She began to smile. "That's a wish that has been handed down from other
>generations. My parents used to say it to everyone."
>
>She paused a moment and looked up as if trying to remember it in detail
>and she smiled even more. "When we said, 'I wish you enough' we were
>wanting the other person to have a life filled with just enough good
>things to sustain them."
>
>Then turning toward me she shared the following as if she were reciting
>it from memory...
>
>I wish you enough sun to keep your attitude bright.
>I wish you enough rain to appreciate the sun more.
>I wish you enough happiness to keep your spirit alive.
>I wish you enough pain so that the smallest joys in life appear much
>bigger.
>
>I wish you enough gain to satisfy your wanting.
>I wish you enough loss to appreciate all that you possess.
>I wish you enough hellos to get you through the final good-bye.
>
>She then began to cry and walked away.
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