September 6th.

A day I will never forget.

 

Just last year on September 6th I was granted the blessing of missing classes and stealing away to cry, to journal, and to process what I had all been thru in the past year.

 All in one of the cutest coffee shops in Thailand. 

{Did you know that cute coffee shops, coffee, chocolate,tears & great friends are healing? Well, they are.}

Later that day, I was blessed beyond words to be surrounded by some exceptionally caring friends. There is nothing sweeter than being surrounded by friends that genuinely care! {You all go down in my book as heroes!! You know who you are!} 

 

Two years ago on Semptember 6th.....

It was one of the hardest days of my life.

It was the day I said goodbye to my sister.

 

Life hasn't been the same since.

 

They say the pain lessens with time.

{That is debateable.}

 

True, the tears might not be as frequent with the passing of time.

[But they are still there.]

 

Came across this quote again recently,

"I'm holding on for the day when Jesus wipes ALL my tears away."

Yup, that's me! :-)

What a day that will be!!!!

 

 

 

This year, I went out to watch the sunset over the lake.

I picked up a hot apple cider from Timmies. {The drink that my sister and I used to sip at to pass the time while we were in the hospital.}

It was good to have some time to think.
I was reminded how my sister and I would go out to the lake when we were younger. Oh the chats we would have. :-)
I miss those times.

I miss picking up the phone and calling her........just to chat.

                      Yellow goldenrods

 I remember a few summers ago when large bouquets of these weeds graced my sister's kitchen table....and the kitchen cupboards.....and any jar that was empty in the house. :-) My nieces loved to give their mommy flowers. And she loved to accept them as if they were a bouquet of a dozen long-stemmed roses!

 She was a good momma!

 

 

 

 

 

 "grief is life the ocean; it comes in waves, ebbing and flowing. sometimes the water is calm, and sometimes it is overwhelming. all we can do is learn to swim." ~Vicki Harrison 

 

 

 

 

 

 

So maybe I wasn't alone after all.