Tricia, Tricia... You never cease to amaze me. Your beautiful face delights me, as do all your posts. You are wise and one of the most grounded, balanced people I have ever had the honor to know. You are a role model to me! You have fought with all your mind -- body, mind and Soul. You have bent your mind about unwanted realities and found a way to make peace with them. You are obviously connected to your Truest Self, your Higher Self, and you just radiate glory. It would be impossible not to love you!
I am, of course, deeply saddened by the loss of your oldest granddaughter and your daughter's ongoing struggle to somehow accept this harsh truth. Surely, her Spirit goes on, as death is not the end of our story. She still IS in the most sacred of ways, in the Spiritual Realm, apart from us, yet with you forever. And you will meet with her again, when it is time. NO RUSH!
Meanwhile -- how does one accumulate 32 grandchildren and 32 great grandchildren?! How many children did you have?? Upon reading of just one great grandchild (your newest blessing!) I was covered in a shivery chill of sheer bliss for you. This is a dream and a goal of mine that I dare to harbor! Nothing is impossible, right Tricia?! How amazing Life is. Filled with drama, new life and the end of one (as we know it), yet I feel certain we move on, or *pass on* to another way of being, far more blissful and serene than we've ever known. We go *home*... And Life goes on...
Sending you my deep admiration, my sincerest condolences, my heartfelt congratulations and my prayers for you, and all of us, to enjoy a new year full of fresh possibilities we once thought unattainable. We are each so much stronger and braver than we ever imagined. In our darkest moments, this is revealed to us.
HAPPY 2008!
Andi