Well Friends, I am still over the top honored to have received your birthday greetings and yes, I had a very happy birthday. It was a day filled with the ordinary: a walk to our beautiful Laurelhurst Park, participating in a fun photo project with Paul, and doing what one does on a lovely warm day. The ordinary is very special.
Sophie's 8th grade graduation ceremony in a hot high school auditorium was the site of my evening celebration. Two years ago we watched Jake graduate h.s. on the eve of my birthday. I am now the grandmother of 3 high school students, one college junior.
Best thing I can do for myself is enjoy what the years bring, including sorrow. I know this sounds contradictory, but the years also bring grief for the people in our lives lost, for diminishment of health, and other losses too numerous to name. So how can I enjoy all that the years bring? Well if I am grieving, I was lucky enough to have had something to lose. Quite the opposite of the song belted out by Janis Joplin. However, I am glad I have something to lose.
Back to who and what I still have: Wow, I feel rich with living. Love and gratitude for all of you. Thanks for being in my life.
Back to who and what I still have: Wow, I feel rich with living. Love and gratitude for all of you. Thanks for being in my life.
