I dreamed of my friend Sara last night. She's been gone for over a year and a half and I think of her all the time, but I haven't dreamed about her since right after she left. I never met Sara face to face, we were online friends. She impacted my life in so many ways and that's what I was rushing … [Read more...]
It’s not about me
Humility is the foundation of all the other virtues... ~Saint Augustine ~~~~~~~~~ I can't get it out of my mind, the message on the last tee-shirt Sara, Gitzen Girl, chose to wear. The one she was buried in. It's not about me That's what it said. One last opportunity to do what … [Read more...]
Something Sara Taught Me…
Ever since our precious Gitzen Girl started making her journey home my mind has been full of all things Sara. In the three years I knew her that amazing young woman taught me so many life lessons... I've been remembering some of them... ***** Everyone has moments when they are on the outside … [Read more...]
Stretching for something more…
You can tell by the silhouettes of the trees that this is a winter sky. Nevertheless it expresses a small stirring in me. Those branches... without the softening of spring green leaves... or the fiery display of autumn, they are bare...exposed. Left only with their true shape. And to me they … [Read more...]
It’s not good-bye…it’s ‘until then’…
I'm not certain I can even write this...my precious friend Sara (@gitzengirl) is in her last days...hours on this side of eternity. Do you know her? If not, please visit her blog home, Gitzen Girl. Read her words. I promise you won't be the same. I met Sara a little over 3 years ago. We had an … [Read more...]
Out of a Broken Heart…
I was all set to show you our progress in the huge (and getting bigger) project we're doing ... I had pictures and a little story... But I woke this morning with a heavy heart and my precious friend, Sara, (Gitzen Girl) on my mind. She lost her dad very suddenly a few days ago. The wake is … [Read more...]
Something Fun and Meet My Friend Gitz!
One of my best buds Sara, who writes Gitzen Girl Blog is doing something fun this Summer! But first if you don't know her take a moment to meander around her blog. I don't care if you ARE a man (Daddy, Bill, Tom...any other men out there?) You won't be disappointed, I promise. Trust me on this … [Read more...]