over a year and barely a moment

it is over a year now since we said goodbye, and barely a moment passes that you are not remembered.
so many moments spent thanking God for the time we had,
so many things i wish i could have shared with you,
so many moments spent missing you

so much advice i wish you could have given me

a whole year...
a year without fresh garden tomatoes,
delivered with love
and paid for with tea and a visit

a year without email updates on family and friends
i am left wondering how Mrs. Tindale is...
among others...

a year full to bursting with blessings, and grief...

i have made it through a whole year without you
and that in itself is sad to me.

i painted my kitchen, i think you would like it

i am learning to embrace color, i really have no choice as my daughter loves all colors, the more color the more beautiful a thing can be

my son loves trains, and strawberry shortcake (the doll and the dessert)

i got a puppy ~ she is all grown up now
frank got a puppy ~ he is half grown as well

i found peace ~ it slipped away ~ i found it again, for a moment

my daughter started school, playschool, but a big deal for her
kindergarten next year ~french immersion~

my son painted his room ~ with sticky, stinky yellow soap, which is better than what he used last time

my garden was beautiful, i know you would have loved it...

so many stories told to others, but not to you

a whole long year has passed here without you,
i suppose it is different for you,
eternity understood, in the presence of our Lord
a moment in forever...

but here it is a long time....
and i still miss you