Saturday, December 4, 2010

Thanksgiving with my "Texas family"

Brian, Joey, Bobby, Jacob, Eddie and Jack








Laura Beth and Jack



Eddie



Happy 16th. Brian

 Laura and I



SaRita and David



Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Bob

Watch this video again with this in mind, In almost every picture where he is with someone else, he is touching, arms around, holding hands, etc...he gave so much of himself.....he loved us all. Look into his eyes... his goodness and honesty shown through... soooo honest, almost to a fault...he did not hold back...LORD, HOW I MISS HIM..

Today I can watch this and smile..last night I could only weep...my moods are as a seewaw...up and down, back and forth..


Me

Bewildered, dumbfounded, puzzled, discontented.....weary ....that is me.

  It's 3 am...is this the reason for the mess that I'm in.?  insomnia certainly contributes to it.....I do feel almost human at times... when rested...but those times are too infrequent for my liking.
And what about Thanksgiving...giving thanks! Why is it so hard to do when I have much to be thankful for?  I was blessed to be able to spend time with my children in Texas... that I've not seen since June...and our life-long friends there.  And my family here...supportive and  loving.... why is that not enough to overcome  the emptiness I feel in my heart...in my life? I know "things could be worse" and I truly want to stop feeling so sorry for myself...being such a drag ...but I can't keep him out...and I don't want to keep him out. I need him...Okay, I'm just gonna lay it all out ... this sorrow  is over whelming at times...and this is one of those times.

Monday, November 29, 2010

''To aII the ships at sea and aII the ports of caII.To my famiIy and to aII friends and strangers. ''

my message for him...



this is not goodby...l  will never say goodby ...

"Thanks for the times that you've given me
   the memories are all in my mind.
And now that we've come to the end of our rainbow
  there's something that I must say,

You shared my dreams, my joys, my pain
   you made my life worth living.
And if I had my life to  live over again
  I'd spend each and every moment with you.

When we were together
    the moments I treasure with every beat of my heart.
To touch you, to hold you, to feel you, to know you"

     only death could keep us apart
  
from "Three Times A Lady" written by Lionel Richie

Helloooo



insomnia (ɪnˈsɒmnɪə)
chronic inability to fall asleep or to enjoy uninterrupted sleep
Related: agrypnotic


It's exactly 2:42 am...I've been awake since 12:30 am...went to bed around 9 pm....







I'm sure the coffee and m&m's that I'm indulging myself with isn't helping, but hey !!!  if I can't enjoy some much needed rest I may as well enjoy the awake time...that's my theory anyway...

I spent most of the day unpacking and displaying the Christmas  decorations in my home...candles, lights, santas, angels, yule trees...red, green, gold, white, ...lovely reminders of the season.

 Historically, Christmas commemorates the birth of Jesus of Nazareth to a young maiden from Galilee.

 Theologically, Christmas is the celebration of the incarnation of God in Jesus the Christ, the self-revelation of God to the world in human form for the reconciliation of humanity to Himself. All the details of the various accounts concerning Jesus’ birth revolve around that central truth.

My faith lies in the theological version...  

Hebrews 11:1 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

Friday, November 26, 2010

Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Bobby and Brian

Enjoying a slow-paced, quiet morning with two of my best buddies...watching TV


Jack watch us..watching TV



Friday, November 19, 2010

Monday, November 15, 2010

Forever In Our Hearts

A million times we needed you, a million times we cried,
If love alone could save you, you never  would have died.
In life we loved you dearly, in death we love you still,
In our hearts you hold a place that no one can ever fill.

A light from our household is gone, a voice from our life is stilled,
A place in our  home is vacant, which never can be filled.
Some may think you are forgotten, though on earth you are no more,
But in our memory you are with us, as you always were before.

It broke our hearts to lose you, but you did not go alone,
A part of us went with you, the day God called you home.
Your precious memories are for keepsakes, with which we'll never part,
God has you safely in his keeping,
... we have you forever in our hearts









you and me, babe.... I'll never let you go.........




Herk


Laura



Eddie



Barbara
Nicki



Brian



Bobby  playing the thumping game




da boys