I see it has been awhile since I last posted something. My
bad. I could list all kinds of excuses but there isn’t really an excuse, just
life and the choices we all have to make on how we spend our time and energy.
For me it wasn’t a conscience choice just a slow pile up of other obligations
and events that shifted my focus away from writing to family and their needs.
In August I gladly accepted the responsibility of watching
my new grandson five days a week. It wore me out and energized me at the same
time, watching him grow; delighting in his smiles and giggles. Just like the
year before when I cared for my granddaughter for several months. And just like
the year before I felt confident I would be able to continue writing on
occasion.
Then September arrived, with worsening health issues for my
mother and for my husband’s father. Together my husband and I supported each
other, tossing the ball of household responsibility back and forth, allowing
him to spend last few weeks of his father’s life with him and the rest of his
family, a time of closeness to be cherished and carried in the heart,
strengthening the bonds of family, and allowing me to spend time with my mom
helping her through the holidays, celebrating with our family, bringing
everyone together for Thanksgiving and Christmas arriving at the end of the
year with some sadness and a lot of gratefulness in our lives.
As the hustle and bustle subsides and I have time to reflect
on the past year and sort out my thoughts and feelings I find myself looking
forward to the new year with anticipation of adventures, the learning and
experiencing of new things or revisiting the previous, keeping alive the
memories of happy times, of time to be with my mom and with my husband’s
family, with our children and grandchildren, with the rest of both of our large
extended families and of course writing.
May the New Year bring you hope, joy and peace and
adventures!
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