Sunday December 2, 2007

Hello Everyone,

Well, for those of you in more moderate climates…….Yeah! For those of us in Michigan and similiar regions, we have had our first real BLAST of winter. Freezing rain, snow, sleet, etc. It hit last nite just as I was in route with my friend Pat,  to meet her daughter for dinner. Needless to say, the senior set ate and left early as neither of us have any desire to fight that kind of weather (plus we can’t see to drive at nite anymore and we’re both afraid of falling down and hurting ourselves 🙂

I am hoping that the roads clear today, because I am looking forward to my professional tree trimmers (aka Robyn & TJ) to come over to help me with the tree. They do the trimming while I do the directing. Now that they are older and much taller, the whole tree gets trimmed instead of just the bottom. And they have very definite ideas on what goes on and where.

This is a very emotional time of year for all of us for different reasons. In some ways, anticipating the holidays is difficult and in other ways no so hard. I feel strongly that Kerrie is with us here. I feel her presence more strongly every day. She often guides me with things, shaking her head, smiling and turning me in another direction. It’s as if I can hear her voice saying “What are you doing that for, do it this way”. I sit and talk to her the way I used to, telling her what is happening and why. But I know that she already knows these things, because she’s watching all of us all the time. I am reading a book “Walking in the Garden of Souls” and it just validates the strong feelings I have about her presence.

Next Sunday, December 9th, is a special day for those of us who have lost children. A support group, Compassionate Friends, will be having candle lighting ceramonies all over the country. This will take place at 7 pm in each time zone. The groups will hold them in their meeting places… mine is a church in Rochester Hills. But, people are also encouraged to light candles in their own homes in memory of loved ones if they cannot attend the group ceramony.

I am letting you know this so if you are so inclined you can light a candle for Kerrie and any of your other departed souls. If anyone would like to join me at the church next Sunday, please let me know. I will be leaving my house a little after 6:30 You are welcome to come here or meet me at the church.

Take care all, stay warm and safe as you begin to prepare for this busy season. I will be thinking of all of you and wish you well,

Love

Joan