I took out the Christmas trash last night, the bin overflowing, the recycling container filled to the brim. Evidence of many blessings. The rain made the night even darker, the pavement jet black, the streetlights straining and glaring. I parked the trash cans at the top of the drive, walked in under the porch, and then stood there for a moment before going inside, listening.
So sorry for the loss of realized dreams in little George. Winter rain has drenched MN for days and it lacks the optimism and magic of snowfall indeed.
I am holding you and your family in my heart for these days, Shawn. You have such a gift of observing life with reverence, bringing the holy to all of us with our individual joys and sorrows. May the new year bring you much joy. "Keep writing!" Thank you.
grief calls out to grief, and there’s something so right about gray rain to blanket sadness. i’m recalling too your earlier post about the chance intersections that crate such beauty, because there’s something of that here too, in the juxtaposition of loss and rain and the warmth of family’s presence and the awe of jupiter’s moons.
So sorry for the loss of realized dreams in little George. Winter rain has drenched MN for days and it lacks the optimism and magic of snowfall indeed.
Thanks, Dawne. Seems like it's raining everywhere these days!
I am holding you and your family in my heart for these days, Shawn. You have such a gift of observing life with reverence, bringing the holy to all of us with our individual joys and sorrows. May the new year bring you much joy. "Keep writing!" Thank you.
grief calls out to grief, and there’s something so right about gray rain to blanket sadness. i’m recalling too your earlier post about the chance intersections that crate such beauty, because there’s something of that here too, in the juxtaposition of loss and rain and the warmth of family’s presence and the awe of jupiter’s moons.
This was breathtaking. So sorry for your loss
Thank you, Tatiana.
Sorry about the puppy.
Thanks, David.
Yes, thanking God especially for sadness that has a safe place to be and honored. Thank you for this hauntingly beautiful piece
So sorry for your loss, especially in such a hard year. Praying for all of your hearts (including Winnie's).