Drama

Sometimes I think my life is so boring.
I look at some of my friends and they always have some sort of drama going on in their life.
Some good drama.
Some not so nice drama.
Some drama that makes me smile.....and say "Thank you God for my boring life!" :-)

But then,
then
it is winter in Canada
and I have D.R.A.M.A.

Not neccessarily what I would call the good kind of drama. :-P

But my life is not boring anymore!
{Am I supposed to thank you, God, for that? ....Sorry, still working on getting to that place!}





If you were within earshot of me these are things you might hear me say:
"well....we'll see"
"well.....maybe"
"well........IF so and so works out....."
"I H.A.T.E. winter" {this one gets repeated quite frequently, said to the tune of  "I hate 'toconut'"!! :-) haha}
"yeah, I think so...."



*disclaimer about the winter comment......I don't really hate winter. I just don't like blizzards and weeklong storms that change my plans--or worse, keep my plans all up in the air until the very last minute. :-p Yup, I'm kinda fussy. :-)
*I do have to say: "Check back hear in a year from now, and I will most likely have forgotten how bad a Canadian winter storm was, and will be wishing to see just a few snowflakes!!" ;-) ....So I am trying to enjoy this winter as much as possible. :-)

Happy Birthday, Sister!

 Hmmmm

Does Heaven have floral delivery service?

'Cause I would like to order the biggest bouquet of

 the most beautiful roses

 EVER 

delivered to my sister's mansion!

Roses of any colour would be fine.

{Well, maybe no yellow ones please. She wasn't fond of the that colour.}

But she loved roses.

And tulips.

And irises.

{And handfuls of weeds brought to her by her dear children.}

Happy Birthday, Sis!

Today you would have been 35 yrs old!

You know I would have teased you about it only being 5 more years until you turned 40! 

Wow! Can't believe you are that old!!

Seems like no that long ago that we were kids growing up together.

{nice "poof"! ;-) yes, yes, I know that's mostly to blame on the shadow.}

Wonder what cake I would have decorated for you this year?

A chiffon cake?

A Black Forest cake?

Just a pretty cake?

Or one baked for it's flavour?

It probably would have been chocolate somehow...we do like our chocolate. :-)

Maybe I could have got you a new pillow for your birthday?

Or given you the sisters photo frame that is sitting in my drawer.

Or a copy of the photo of us that I got drawn in Thailand...I know you would have loved that!

You never were a big 'gifts' person.

You cared more about relationships and spending time with people.

You never wanted people to make a fuss for you.

[Though you always went out of your way to make sure you cared for other people!]

This is your 2nd birthday you are celebrating in Heaven.

Wonder if the birthday celebrations get better each year....

Or maybe it's just another day of dancing thru God's flower gardens

and singing the Hallelujah Chorus [you would love that!!!].

For us here on earth, it's just another reminder that you are gone.

A reminder that we can't pick up the phone and chat for hours.

A reminder that we can't sit around your table with cake and laughter and good times....and YOU!

You are loved.

You are missed.

xoxo

Peace

the train is coming

well, not literally

tho at some moments it does seem like the train is waiting, 

ready to be boarded, 

& to take me away on many new [& possibly scary] adventures

ready to drive one place for a bit,

pick me up,

& drop me off at a new place
and then

repeat

repeat

repeat

it doesn't always feel like an adventure

some days it seems like a drudgery 

a task that just has to be completed

other times the fresh new page looks exhilerating!

new  place to visit

memories to make

the beginning of friendships 

life is like a fresh blanket of snow

new

clean

sparkling with promise

beautiful

I've been blessed recently with the reminder to just trust

to remember that God is in control

that He has already gone before me on this brand-new path I have to walk

and He is going to walk right beside me!

enjoy the beauty

it's time to stop

smell the flowers

enjoy the moment

.....He has it ALL in His control!!!