Tonight's composition was created by our Facebook friend, Tim Beck. Tim creates
magnificent pieces of photographic art for so many parents who lost their children to cancer. Tim surprised me with this one today. I have to be honest when I first saw this photo, I did not remember taking it or even the context of where it was taken. But I kept thinking and thinking and then I remembered! I did not take this photo of Mattie, his babysitter, Emily did! She snapped this photo of Mattie while he was visiting her apartment. I also did not recognize the pose, because when Emily took the photo Mattie was upside down in her chair. But Tim played around with the photo to make it seem like Mattie was integrated in this gold heart. The original photo is below.
Quote of the day: Anyone who thinks that they are too small to make a difference has never tried to fall asleep with a mosquito in the room.
Though I am well aware of the pain I am in, that does not prevent me from walking, doing and accomplishing things! In fact, today was a full day of chores for us. Peter took our remaining candy that we had sorted in our home, which was about 700 pounds of it, and drove it to our friend Ann's house. Ann is storing the candy until Mattie's school comes to pick it up, and then I am going on a school bus on December 1 to make the last three remaining deliveries! This bus will have about 3,000 pounds of candy in it and remember I have already delivered 2,000 pounds SO FAR before my surgery!!!
It is turning cold and I can see my fellow sparrows are looking for birdseed. I have fed the birds since Mattie was a baby! I am quite sure we have many of the same birds that visit us year to year. Because they know our pattern and where we place our feeders! It is almost like they are homing pigeons, returning for the winter. In any case, feeding the birds are the only highlight of my winter. I love watching them, their patterns, and so forth. It keeps me engaged with nature, which I find peaceful and connects me with Mattie.
In the midst of getting ready for our trip, I am happy to say that the smell of candy is dissipating from our home. Instead, I can now admire our lovely Christmas Cactus which has decided to bloom!
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