The LeBaron Bunch, kinda like The Brady Bunch only BeTTeR

"Now if you are going to win any battle you have to do one thing. You have to make the mind run the body. Never let the body tell the mind what to do. The body will always give up. It is always tired in the morning, noon, and night. but the body is never tired if the mind is not tired."
George S. Patton, U.S. Army General, 1912 Olympian

Friday, March 5, 2010

It's so hard to say good bye

Have you ever wondered what heaven would be like?  Maybe you already have an inkling.  You may imagine a place where all your loved ones are...a place where, maybe new people are...people you met a long time ago, but don't quite remember how you know them, but you love them anyway.  A place where there is no comparison, no keeping up with the Jones's.  I believe heaven is a place where we can learn and grow from each other by helping each other, understanding, and inspiring, and loving each other...UNCONDITIONALLY.  A place where there is no fighting and all the gaps are filled in because we are drawing from each other's strengths.  I believe it is very possible to have Heaven on Earth....when all the stars are aligned and God is smiling. 

I reflect every day on my little piece of heaven .  It has only been a week, but I have been so uplifted from a very special visit.  We were blessed to have Stephanie and Vince and their 2 beautiful daughters stay with us for 1 1/2 days...not long enough but, enough time for us to:

Rekindle and renew relationships...



...go to grandpa's farm...



...go shopping, and shooting...

...squeeze in a big family gathering...
and of course...E.A.T.




...watch the Olympics...


...play on the computer...
or rather...
laugh our heads off while playing on Ronnie's
computer...


...and stay up really late to make up for lost time...


Pretty much take time out to play, play, play. 




A friendship and sisterhood revisited and strengthened...and all the beautiful and familiar feelings that come  with that. 
It's hard to say good bye...I say hello and good bye to that deep feeling everyday....
take a breathe...shed some tears...let the air out in a slow sigh...
sniff...and try to control it...remembering that profound gladness that quickly turns to sadness...yearning to be with someone that you know is really living but you can't see or touch them...sniff...SNORT...b u c k  u p...
find your strength,
and revel in the joy and be grateful that you have been able to have such a special memory to share with such special people.  

2 comments:

Malisa said...

It's hard to have my sister in Seattle. Her kids are the same ages as mine and I wish we could spend time together. The web cam really has helped. It feels like I'm a little closer than I really am.

Stephanie Lee said...

Can you feel me sending HUGE HUGE hugs from all the way over here? I'm sure they're big enough to reach you.
The busy-ness I have going on right now is likely the only thing keeping me from turning into a puddle on the floor from missing the love I felt there.

Melis got her skateboard for her birthday. First thing she said was "I wish Ethan were here so we could skate together." Sniff sniff.

oxoxox

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