I can't begin to express just how grateful I am for the love in my life. The love of my children, my sisters, my mother and my friends is a love I cherish and will cherish for the rest of my days. As they know, or as I hope they know, I love them each with everything in me. I love all of you more than I could ever say...of this I am certain.
But today, as I contemplate where I am and who I am, I can't help but reflect on where I was and who I was, five years ago. The change is incredible! Life then was as different then from today, as night is to day.
Today, all I can say is, thank God and thank you! I thank all of you who loved me though the hard times and I pray that your lives are as full of love as mine is today.
For me, the Lord has brought into my life a man who has the capacity to love deeper than any man I have ever known. The devotion and absolute love he shows me is bounded in respect which he so freely extends to my precious children, and for this I am, and will forever be eternally grateful. Because of his love I am able to experience more joy and contentment than I ever thought possible. Because of your love "we" are able to celebrate the power of that love next Sunday when we exchange our vows of marriage.
Stay tuned for pictures of our wonderful day!
Saturday, August 14, 2010
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It begins with the vision to recognize when a job, a life stage, a relationship, is over--and let it go.
It involves a sense of the future, a belief that every exit line is an entry, that we are moving on, rather than out.
"Ellen Goodman"
It involves a sense of the future, a belief that every exit line is an entry, that we are moving on, rather than out.
"Ellen Goodman"
Sharing the End of Life:
Sharing the wonder and the terror of witnessing our child’s final days of life is a very extraordinary and intimate experience. There is no other path so devastatingly sacred or painfully traveled as this. It is my belief that no other experience in life can make us question the validity of our Heavenly Father’s genuine assurance of comfort like having to trust and lay our child in Christ’s heavenly arms.
With the loss of a child come long days and difficult frightening nights. The loss of a child’s laughter resonates all around us making the absence of their presence huge! It is essential to recognize that the stillness of their absence attests to the true intimacy experienced between child and parent.
Let me share with you the silence of your pain and let me offer you my support. In the end of life what matters and makes a difference is, taking the time to slow down, to hold a hand, to give support, to just be and to share the silence.
"We experience intimacy not by sharing words, but by sharing the silence."
Dr. Rachel Naomi Remen
Just Be
Be yourself and relate person to person.
Be ready to listen again and again.
Be respectful.
Be aware of feelings and non-verbal cues.
Be present.
Be comfortable with silence.
Be human.
Be genuine.
Most of all--Be there.
Kirsti A. Dyer, MD, MS