Oh, how time goes by, and the things that can happen in the space of a year. People come and people go...life and situations change as quickly and gracefully as the seasons of the calendar. Each new day brings us a new adventure and each new month a new chapter in the book of our lives. Heartache, happiness, grief .... friends, jobs, aquaintances ... laughter, sorrow, joy and tears. They all make up a large part of our lives. So much has happened to my family and I this past year, and since I have started this web page. By walking through my web site you can feel and see the chapters in my life unfold, just as the buds on a springtime tree come to life, live, and die, only to come to back to life once again, and bloom even more beautiful than last spring. So is how our lives seemingly flow.....
Last March, 1998, our world as we knew it fell apart. My beloved husband and my children's cherished father passed away after a heroic 5 year battle with cancer. Our lives were turned upside down in the blink of an eye... but through it we became stronger, wiser and more confident. We accepted what was dealt to us and used the experience as a chance to grow; to move ahead with our lives and give it the best that we've got. Pete is always on our minds and will forever remain in our hearts. And as we move on towards new beginnings, we know that he is smiling down on us, wishing for us to be happy and being happy that we are moving on.
My children have grown so much in the past several months. Jennifer has now entered her final year in elementary school, and is preparing to begin High School next fall. She is becomming a confident, loving, and caring young lady, with the potential to go far in life. She is my right hand (wo)man and I don't know how I could have made it this far without her help, love and understanding. Melinda has struggled to come to terms with her father's death, but has come a long way to maturing, and accepting what God has planned for us. She is a warm hearted little lady, with a spirit that blooms like a flower in the sunshine! Jeff has begun to come out of his tight 'own little world'' and is returning back into the land of the living. He has always been a spirited little boy, with a mischievious grin, and dirty knees, but he had built a wall around his world, as though trying to keep out the hurts that life has to offer. He had become sullen and withdrawn as he watched his daddy disappear before his tiny bewildered eyes. The world to him, had become a scary place, filled with pain and suffering...his best friend,his dad, was dying. But just as the sun comes up, so did Jeff's spirits. He awoke from his shell cautious but curious. And with each new day he becomes a stronger, more lively person once again. He's once again opening up to talk and smiling at the pleasures life has to offer. Michelle is still the little 'princess' of the family.... with a maturity and understanding of life beyond her years. She is 6 years old, but has the wisdom of a 50 year old at times. She's a confident, independent, sweet little girl, with a mind of her own and a heart as big as the world! She will go far in life.... she has the spirit!
And how about Honeynut? Yes, how about Honeynut..... Well, Honeynut has certainly grown in the past year. Both emotionally and spiritually. I've learned to pick up the pieces of my broken life and start over again, despite the fears and uncertainties life has to offer us sometimes. I'm moving on!! I'm going forward! I look back at the past and I can smile, for I have learned that no matter what curve life throws at me, I can come out a bit battered and worn, but always on my feet. A stronger and more confident person, both emotionally and physically. Through all the ups and downs I have kept my sense of humour and my courage. I still have a way to go to achieve complete trust in life and what it has to offer, the good and the bad but this time it's with my eyes wide open, and my heart true, I move onward with my children firmly at my side... to A New Beginning!
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