Thursday, April 19, 2012
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Why is the grass always in need of cutting?
The week has been all lawn mowing and work so far. Not so much fun... tomorrow I go back to yoga. Yeah!
Sunday, April 15, 2012
Cocooning in Springtime
So March was a whirlwind, and April seems to be following suit. But it's better than it has been....
Grief counseling has been good... we are just one of many couples with no answers and very deep wounds. Everyone's stories are so hard; we are one of three couples furthest from their loss... for many it was more recent. I have been struck by the shear numbers... 16 couples in this group, just one in the area. It doesn't make it easier, but it does make me realize how more common this unspoken and unexpected tragedy is, despite modern medicine. There are people in group so seemingly worse off than us emotionally... they have such difficulty connecting as a couple- marriages on the brink of ending in this group, and that is so shocking to me. I cannot imagine being there. I understand how people can get there of course, but being so cruel to one another at the time when you most need each other is something I am fortunate to say has mostly missed us. In general, I feel like despite the entire experience, we have been blessed with a grace that has moved us forward through our darkest days with exceptional strength.
Easter weekend was very beautiful and quite meaningful. We went to the Good Friday Lovefeast, at which point I ended Lent and had coffee. While this is entirely appropriate in some circles, others think Lent doesn't end until Easter Sunday. I was down with calling it done at the Good Friday Lovefeast, although I have to say since, that I don't miss coffee as much as I thought I did. One week of drinking it again and I feel like crap & I swear to God I gained 5 more pounds. So I'm over it... back to Roobios and Scottish Breakfast tea. Ah, and this week, back to yoga after babying the microtear for a month. (Time just escaped me really).
Easter Saturday we spent the morning cleaning and decorating the headstones in God's Acre, 'randomly assigned' to exactly where we needed to be, to exactly where I found myself months earlier in reflection. We met wonderful people that morning, and Saturday evening we had dinner with our good friends, the self-described Half Catholics. That night we all went to the Great Sabbath service,which was musically quite amazing. Sunday morning we did Sunrise service as well as regular morning services. While I haven't spent that much time at church since I was a young practicing Catholic, and I definitely hit my maximum for the weekend, it was really great. This past weekend we had to go up to a winery in Rockingham County... I was only the page turner for my wife, but was glad she didn't have to do that drive alone, especially on the way back that night. I have to say, the wine sucked. But it was for a fundraiser performance with the Half Catholics... and so we went. Today after church we went to Hanging Rock with Mr.Gusford...
and tonight, to see Titanic again, on the Anniversary of its sinking.
Grief counseling has been good... we are just one of many couples with no answers and very deep wounds. Everyone's stories are so hard; we are one of three couples furthest from their loss... for many it was more recent. I have been struck by the shear numbers... 16 couples in this group, just one in the area. It doesn't make it easier, but it does make me realize how more common this unspoken and unexpected tragedy is, despite modern medicine. There are people in group so seemingly worse off than us emotionally... they have such difficulty connecting as a couple- marriages on the brink of ending in this group, and that is so shocking to me. I cannot imagine being there. I understand how people can get there of course, but being so cruel to one another at the time when you most need each other is something I am fortunate to say has mostly missed us. In general, I feel like despite the entire experience, we have been blessed with a grace that has moved us forward through our darkest days with exceptional strength.
Easter weekend was very beautiful and quite meaningful. We went to the Good Friday Lovefeast, at which point I ended Lent and had coffee. While this is entirely appropriate in some circles, others think Lent doesn't end until Easter Sunday. I was down with calling it done at the Good Friday Lovefeast, although I have to say since, that I don't miss coffee as much as I thought I did. One week of drinking it again and I feel like crap & I swear to God I gained 5 more pounds. So I'm over it... back to Roobios and Scottish Breakfast tea. Ah, and this week, back to yoga after babying the microtear for a month. (Time just escaped me really).
Easter Saturday we spent the morning cleaning and decorating the headstones in God's Acre, 'randomly assigned' to exactly where we needed to be, to exactly where I found myself months earlier in reflection. We met wonderful people that morning, and Saturday evening we had dinner with our good friends, the self-described Half Catholics. That night we all went to the Great Sabbath service,which was musically quite amazing. Sunday morning we did Sunrise service as well as regular morning services. While I haven't spent that much time at church since I was a young practicing Catholic, and I definitely hit my maximum for the weekend, it was really great. This past weekend we had to go up to a winery in Rockingham County... I was only the page turner for my wife, but was glad she didn't have to do that drive alone, especially on the way back that night. I have to say, the wine sucked. But it was for a fundraiser performance with the Half Catholics... and so we went. Today after church we went to Hanging Rock with Mr.Gusford...
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