WELL MY FRIENDS....IT IS EXACTLY 12 HOURS AWAY FROM
A NEW YEAR: 2011.
LULU KELLOGG MADE ME A BEAUTIFUL NEW BANNER.
I LOVED IT AND IF YOU LOOK CLOSELY IT HAS AMY'S
NAME ON ONE
OF ITS' WINGS. THE ONLY THING IS, I DON'T KNOW HOW TO
INSTALL THESE CHANGES. SHE SENT INSTRUCTIONS BUT MYSELF
NOR MY HUSBAND COULD GET IT TO WORK........SO I TRIED TO
INSTALL IT AND I HAVE LITTLE HAIR LEFT...LOL
I HAVE THOUGHT A LOT ABOUT WHAT 2011 HOLDS AND IT
SCARES ME, IT EXCITES ME, I KNOW IT CAN'T BRING AMY BACK
TO ME, MY HUSBAND, AND OUR SON.
I HAVE NEVER BEEN ONE TO MAKE NEW YEARS RESOLUTIONS...
BUT I DO JOURNAL. THAT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO ME.
BALLOONS ARE ALWAYS NECESSARY FOR A PARTY.
WE ARE GOING TO CELEBRATE THE NEW YEAR AND
RETIRE THE OLD YEAR.
I THINK BALLOONS ARE FUN.
ALOT OF 2010 I FELT LIKE A STAMPEDED HORSE SCARED
BY A RATTLE SNAKE.
SINCE AMY'S DEATH...THIS MONTH, IT HAS JUST BEEN 15
MONTHS, I WAS NOT MYSELF. I CRIED ALOT. I WAS ADJUSTING
TO BEING ON 3 ANTIDEPRESSANTS, AND MY JOB WAS TRULY
TO FORCE MYSELF OUT OF BED EVERY DAY.
IF YOU HAVE NOT HAD A CHILD DIE...YOU JUST CAN'T BEGIN TO
UNDERSTAND. YOU CAN'T FEEL THE FEAR...YOU SCREAM OUT TO
GOD BEGGING UNTIL YOU ARE EXHAUSTED TO PLEASE HOLD YOUR
CHILD ONCE MORE. I HAVE HAD TO ACCEPT A LOT OF HURTFUL
THINGS BUT HAVING YOUR CHILD DIE IS THE WORST OF WORST
OF THE WORST.
OH HOW WE THROW FITS WHEN THINGS AREN'T
GOING OUR WAY.
I FELT JUST LIKE THIS CHILD WHEN I WAS JUST SO
GRIEVED.
SANDY, FROM CHATTY CRONE HAD
A NEW KNEE REPLACEMENT SURGERY RECENTLY.....I AM
QUITE SURE HER REHAB MADE HER FEEL LIKE WAHHHH
WAHHHHHIN. THEY SAY...NO PAIN, NO GAIN...I WOULD LOVE
TO MEET THE PERSON WHO CREATED THAT PHRASE.
THINK OF YOU EVERY DAY SANDY.
I AM SURE TIRED OF THESE EXTENSE AND VACUUM
THINGS THEY ADVERTISE FOR MEN....IF IT DID ALL THE THINGS
IT SAID, YOUR MAN WOULD HAVE TO BE REACHED BY A LADDER
AND YOU COULD FLY AROUND LIKE YOU WERE ON THE FLYING
TRAPEZE.....AND AT OUR HOUSE... THE CATS SEE A STICK LIKE
THAT, THEIR GONNA CLIMB IT.
I JUST HATE THOSE COMMERCIALS.
I HAD THE JOY TO FIND MY WAY BACK TO MY LOVE...
ART. I LOVE ALL ART AND ALL CRAFTS. I FOUND MY
WAY TO THE BLISSFULL ATC SWAP AND I LOOKED FORWARD
TO IT EACH MONTH...AND I MET BEAUTIFUL ARTISTS.
IT IS MY DESIRE TO START SOME KIND OF ART PROGRAM,
IN AMY'S NAME, FOR CHILDREN, TEENAGERS, AND ADULTS
WITH CANCER. ART HEALS, IT HELPS YOU DEAL, AND THE JOY
IT BRINGS MAKES YOU SQUEAL. ART AND PET THERAPY ARE
MAJOR HEALERS OF YOUR SOUL....WELL, NEXT TO ONLY JESUS.
I HAVE MADE SO MANY FRIENDS, I WOULD BE AFRAID
I MIGHT LEAVE SOMEONE OUT. I WILL NAME A FEW....
I REPEAT...THIS IS JUST A FEW....
DEEDEE, DEBBIE H, WENDY, HOLLY, BARBARA, OLIVIA, JUNE,
LORETTA, MO, SUSAN F, PEGGY J, BERNIE, LISA, CINDY A,
LYNN S, LYNN, HEIDI POCKETBOOK, ANGELA, TINA, JANINE,
BJ, LI, REGINA, CHAR, ANNA, MOLLYE, MYA, MARY B, CLAUDIA,
NELLIE, NEZZY, GLENDA, SARES, DONNA, GLORIA, BECKY,
ERIN AND BENTLEY, KATHY B, BEVERLY T, MARY N, TERESA M,
LIZ, LAURIE, KAREN C, MICHELLE P, MICHELLE D, SHEILA,
K DOTTIE, AND SOOOOOOO VERY MANY MORE OF YOU. EVERY
DAY I MEET A NEW FRIEND.
PRAYER REQUESTS
****CATHY FROM MIMI'S GARDEN HAS REQUESTED
PRAYER FOR HER FAMILY...ESPECIALLY HER SON JACOB.
JACOB AND HIS PRECIOUS WIFE HAD BEEN MARRIED 18
MONTHS AND THEY WERE SO FULL OF JOY AS THIS
BEAUTIFUL 21 YEAR OLD WIFE WAS ADMITTED TO THE
HOSPITAL AROUND 12/21 AND GAVE BIRTH TO THEIR PRECIOUS
DAUGHTER AMELLIA. THE NEXT DAY HIS WIFE DIED. HE NEEDS
MUCH COMFORT AS HE GRIEVES HIS WIFE AND THE MOTHER
OF HIS CHILD....PLEASE STOP BY MIMI'S BLOG AND LEAVE THEM
SOME LOVE.........
****A FIFTEEN YEAR OLD BOY IN OUR TOWN JUST COMMITTED
SUICIDE AN HOUR AGO...SO TRAGIC
MARI'S COUSIN CINDY: in a coma-high fever
ANGEL DAWN: child with cancer
ALEX: child with cancer
JACK: child with cancer
LEILA: cancer
BONNIE:cancer
DEBBIE H: thyroid cancer
MARY: cancer
TERRI AND SCOTT: cancer has returned
PAM: cancer
HEIDI POCKETBOOK: has been very sick
ERICK
SANDY: as she heals from knee replacement surgery
WILL
RAINA (HEIRLOOM GYPSY'S DAUGHTER): having
surgery January 4, 2011
RICK T: having severe left leg and hip pain
PATRICIA: severe leg and hip pain
MR. WINFIELD: recovering from heart attack
IRENE: my mil and that she will stop falling.
will be getting the stitches out of her head
ALL THE 10-14 YEAR OLD GIRLS IN THE
RUSSIAN AND CHINESE ORPHANAGES DESPERATELY
NEEDING TO BE ADOPTED.
ALL BRANCHES OF OUR MILITARY IN HARMS WAY
AND THAT THE NEEDS OF THEIR FAMILIES WILL
BE MET.
WE SALUTE YOU AND THANK YOU FOR KEEPING
AMERICA FREE.
ALL THOSE NEEDING HOMES AND JOBS...GOD PLEASE
PROTECT THE CHILDREN AND KEEP THEM CLEAN
AND THEIR TUMMIES FULL. PROVIDE COLOR AND SKETCH
BOOKS TO THE CHILDREN WHERE THEY CAN DRAW THEIR
FEELINGS.
THANK YOU LORD JESUS FOR HELPING OKLAHOMA STATE
COWBOYS
WIN THEIR FOOTBALL GAME AGAINST ARIZONA.....YEAH...YEAH...
MY DEAR HUBBY AND ESPECIALLY OUR SON WAS ELATED.
WE PRAY DEAR LORD THAT THIS 2011 EVENING OF
CELEBRATION BE THE FIRST YEAR
NO DRUNK DRIVERS INJURE OR KILL INNOCENT PEOPLE AND
PLEASE LET NO PERSON DIE LORD WITHOUT KNOWING YOU
AS THEIR PERSONAL SAVIOUR..
AND
HAVE A SUGAR SWEET DAY.
HUGS AND MORE HUGS
SIMPLY DEBBIE
21 comments:
It's nice to hear from you again, Debbie. I know it has been so difficult and sad for you, but I do hope and pray that the year 2010 will bring some joy and smiles your way.
Happy New Year and good health!
Dear Debbie what a beautiful post, as always you know just how to say it. Love your new site. Pink and butterflies what healing things as I spend time with you and our mother's hearts join together in understanding. Blessed New Year to you and yours.
QMM
Debbie, I hope that this coming year is a better one for us all. I hope you find peace and all the love you deserve. Happy New Year my friend, Char
May you have a very blessed 2011.
Hi Debbie!
I just wanted to stop by to wish you a Happy New Year and congratulate you on winning my New Years Giveaway! Please email me with your address and I'll get your package in the mail right away: heirloomgypsy@gmail.com.
PS I just read your post and saw that you remembered Raina in your prayer request - thank you so much for that :)
Blessings,
Sabre'
Happy New Year Debbie and Mr. Simply too
...may your year be filled with the Joy of Family, the Happiness of Freinds and the Laughter of Good Times...
Love the new page look too... so sweet....
Hugs DeeDee
Hi Debbie,
What a lovely post. Love your new look so very pretty, and that was neat she put Amy's name on the b-fly wings. What a painful journey you have gone thru and I am sure continue to go thru...
but I am sure you can see progress, grief takes time and is much slower than we would like it to be. I agree... I think losing a child would have to be the worst of the worst of things that can happen. I can not even begin to imagine the enormity of the loss.
I pray for you quite often because of that.
Maybe 2011 will be a much better year, and much more healing will come to you. I have heard several Mom's in your position say they fear they will forget their child. I don't think that could even be possible. Too many wonderful memories to hang on to that bring hope and comfort to some degree.
Blessings dear one for a Wonderful, Healing and Peaceful New year!
Nellie
treasures said...
Hi Debbie, First, let me congratulate you on winning Heirloom Gypsy's giveaway! And thank you for visiting during December and leaving such a lovely comment on my blog. That day I hopped over and read your profile and, after reading about your daughter, I began to cry. I was so sad to hear about your daughter. Even though I don't know you, I was instantly grieved at your loss. I don't think I left a comment that day.
I hope you are doing better. You have created a wonderful blog of prayer and inspiration. Thank you so much! I hope we can become friends this year.
~ Julie
A very sweet post, Debbie, and your love for others shines through. If you have a chance, offer my name and Mr. Magpie's before the Lord. I've been battling an infection since before Christmas, and today, Mr. M. feels a little under the weather. He's sleeping, and I hope he can sleep it off.
Wishing you and yours a healthy, happy, and prosperous New Year filled with His presence.
Much love...
XO,
Sheila :-)
Debbie, such wise, heartfelt, courageous and meaningful words. May your New Year be filled with love, strength, friends and famiy.
I just want to wish you a HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY NEW YEAR!
sandie
hey Miss Debbie
I am so blessed to have met you this past year..and my life has been changed by you....I hope we can stay in touch and I love the idea of an art place in the name of Amy... what joy that could bring..I am so happy to see your work it is always an inspiration to me...
I start the next series of surgiers the end of January.... so if I am missing in action a bit this is why... know I have you in my heart...
Sending hugs.
Debbie such a wonderful post. I pray that you will have a wonderful New Year.
Happy New Year, Debbie!
xo
Claudia
You have a wonderful blog. When I just leave or say good-by to my family I get a emtpy feeling I cannot imagine to say goodby for ever.May God help you .
I'm in the ATC swap maybe we will be partner one of these times.
You seem to know about posting on your blog. you have allot of different things to look at.Hope you have a easy new year Laura
Beautiful post, Debbie! Happy New Year to you too!...Christine
Happy New Year, Debbie! I know that you are going through a healing process...and you are right--no one knows what this feels like unless they have been through it. I pray for continued healing for you.
Blessings to you in the New Year, dear friend...and thank you for being such an inspiration.
Love,
Cindy
Dear Debbie, thank you for your comment on my post, I know I have not gone through nearly what you have my dear friend, and I should be and am grateful to have my son, it is just still so new to me, this military adjustment and the separation from him, I have so many worries and don't quite know how to calm them. I think I will try the candle in the window idea, thank you for sharing it with me:) I hope this new year brings you more peace and happiness ((HUGS))
Carmen
Hi Debbie, Just stopped in to say, "CONGRATULATIONS" on your wonderful win over at Heirloom Gypsy...It's georgous. *hugs*
oi Debbie,
estou feliz com sua visita!
seu blog é fabuloso!
A very sweet post, Debbie. I hope and pray that 2011 is a good year for all of us.
Hugs from Heidi
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