Catherine Pooler shared the sad news that her brother, Scott, lost his battle with colon cancer earlier this month, just days before his 49th birthday. So sad.
It's been three years this month since my sister, Tina, died from cancer, and I still feel the loss keenly.
I wanted to send Catherine a card using CP products, so this is what I came up with yesterday.
{Today's Brew: Encouraging Words sentiments, Pinecone Greetings stamp set, Holly Framed Cover Plate die}
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I think I'm having a delayed response to my mother-in-law's passing this week. Now that the busyness of the memorial planning is over, I have time to ponder the loss. I'm really missing her now, especially as the holidays are approaching. The gray November skies aren't helping, either. My husband and I have a lot of conversations about the ticking of the clock a lot lately. Time is so fleeting, and we are numbering our days, as Psalm 90 reminds us.
((Hugs)) M.L.
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DeleteIt does weigh heavy. I had a delayed response to grief years ago when our third daughter was stillborn. Our first 2 girls were just 3 and 21 months when Hannah died so there was no time to sit in the sadness - until my parents took them for a weekend 2 months later. Then it hit hard.
ReplyDeleteLiving day-by-day has helped with the weightiness of time passing as has pouring myself into relationships. Whether chatting with a stranger at the store or having dinner with my husband, I've asked God to help me really pay attention to the other person. It's too easy for me to get absorbed by my own interests (such as reading or crafting) and, interestingly, when I look at the pile of books "to be read" and the craft supplies "to be used", it's a bit of a downer when I realize I may not have the days left to fully enjoy all of it and that even if I did those things in those quantities will not give my life the richness and depth and fullness that relationships will.
So sorry for that heavy loss, Nicole. You are so right...pouring ourselves into people, loving our families well, it does make all the difference. I spent some good quality time with my mom this weekend, and it did my heart good (and hers, too).
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