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I wish and hope that each of you have the loveliest of weekends filled with fresh air and all things beautiful to you. As always, thank you for your presence and love! Thank you for stopping by to visit "the random" and thank you for always making my spirit soar. You are treasured and I wanted you to know that.
Much love,
Kim
Painting, painting, painting and he's waiting, waiting, waiting....
"So many lizards! Come on Mom. Get done!"
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I took the pictures of the Australian swan above, who I have named Grace, this morning. She and her beloved built their nest on the north side of the lake. It was so beautiful to watch them over time, as they strategically placed each chosen twig and leaf in the best place possible - creating a safe first home for their babies to be. They have been together all the years I've been at the lake and may have been together before I came around. Their loving harmony on water and land was always magical to me. A quiet couple, they were seemingly always in synch and at peace. Sadly, a few weeks ago Grace's love was hit and killed by a motorist a block up the street. Grace is now alone - alone to defend and protect her nest that holds one egg - alone to wonder, if swans do wonder, and I believe that to be true - where her love is. She calls out for him. The first few days alone, she paced the area in front of her nest over and over. It was heartbreaking to witness. This morning a mute female swan battled Grace for her nest. At first Grace retreated but then she battled back. If her partner were here that never would have happened. He would be on guard and protect her from all. As I took her picture, I talked to her, but of course. I told her it would be okay. That God has her love with Him. That she could do this. That she was strong and like her name - she has and will be graced. How I wish she could understand. I hope all who pass by her nest tell her it will be okay. I hope that somehow she will know. And I hope that soon she will not be alone. That one day - or night - a tiny, peeping, baby swan will call out to its Mama and Grace will know of love again. Because I believe that they feel that too.
I was asked by a friend, who has recently lost a deer that she loved, how do we mend our broken hearts when we lose who we love?
Our heart goes out to all of our friends - animal or human - who have lost loves. Our heart goes out to all who are lost. Our heart goes OUT. And that is the key to surviving. How do we mend our broken hearts as we live this life? We keep going ... and we keep going out. We keep seeing. We keep feeling. We keep being. We keep putting our heart out there. It may get trampled on. It may get broken. Scratch that ... It WILL get broken. But our heart will grow a million times bigger. 💓 And it will beat! And it will beat on and on until the time comes for it to rest. And when the hearts of those that we love rest - they rest in God. The moment the heart beats its last earthly beat, it rests FOREVER in God. That is how I mend my broken heart when it breaks.
May your big loving hearts keep on mending, beating, AND BLOOMING ....
As we keep on keeping on.
Love,
Kim
Everything is all nice and clean one week after the bridal shower and I am loving it! Now to keep it this way! Right? Right!
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Happy Birthday Dear Maggie!
I love you more than ever and I will love you forever! You are such a love and such a sweetheart EVERY SINGLE DAY. I am so thankful for you and cherish you more than words can say.
Love,
Your Mommy
Chelsea's shower was on Sunday and we had a Super Shower Ball! ;-)
Everything came together and I had the glorious help of several talented loves who I am so grateful for! The theme was Bohemian Bridal Flower Feast .... or something like that.
We had sangria, minted water, and sweet tea on the porch. There was "chick wine" at the wine bar and coffee in the kitchen. We had three little games. Everyone was given a silver bracelet with a white bow when they arrived. If they said "Chelsea" and another guest heard them they lost their bracelet to that guest. The guest with the most bracelets at present opening time won the prize. The guest that traveled the furthest - or is it the farthest - won another prize and the guest who was married the shortest won the third prize. I made 100 tissue paper flowers and guests took home the smaller ones as their favor. We had lots of food and there was raspberry chocolate trifle cake for dessert as trifle is Chelsea's favorite dessert. The frame I got at Hobby Lobby was too big for the photo that I enlarged of the couple so I added moss to it and draped ribbon over the gaps - propping the photo inside. Fake and real flowers married together nicely everywhere and made everything festive! Glassware from Goodwill served things up beautifully and the vintage hankies made us all happy. The bride to be wore a floral crown and the mothers of the bride and groom wore a floral wrist corsage. Chelsea's favorite songs played in the background and it was all so lovely.
And now I am off to take a nap. A long nap. A long and very happy nap.
xo
