Tonight's picture was taken in March of 2009. I will never forget that particular evening. The hospital gave Mattie special tickets to the circus. Box seats to be specific! We had a private box all to ourselves and literally this was our first time visiting the circus. Peter and I hadn't seen the circus since we were children either, so in all reality it was a novel experience for all of us. That evening, Peter and Mattie went around to the shops and Mattie got a few novelty items....things that glowed or lit up. To this day, the twirling thing that was sitting in Mattie's lap is still sitting in his room on display.
Quote of the day: Hope itself is like a star - not to be seen in the sunshine of prosperity and only to be discovered in the night of adversity. ~ Charles H. Spurgeon
When Mattie died, I began to spend a lot of time with Mary because her husband was quite ill and since I had just helped Mattie die, I was quite skilled at it. I also did not need much sleep back then. My body was conditioned on needing only about three hours or so of sleep a night. I managed like this for over a year. It is absolutely remarkable what the body can become conditioned to! It was through helping Mary's husband, that I also got to know Mary very well. But Mary and I also bonded over the fact that she lost a son to cancer.
I am posting this photo of me with Mary tonight because today marks the one year anniversary of her death. It is hard to imagine that an entire year has gone by already. I do not know where the time has gone, because it seems like just yesterday she were here. Throughout this entire winter, I have remembered Mary. I do this each day when I look out my window and I see the garden hooks I bought. These hooks hold several bird feeders which I got for her toward the end of her life.... in hopes she could see them and watch the birds feeding off of them. Now when I see the birds stop by and visit the feeders, perched in Mattie's memorial garden, I also think of Mary.
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