A NEW YEAR, NONE TO BE TAKEN FOR GRANTED

A few days ago I lost an old friend,

Donna Kiffe, the tangles our lives have touched

over the years is too much to go into but

our lives mingled many times and she was a

dear friend, a great mother, and recently a

mother-in-law to my Lacy gal.

But this post does not focus on her loss as

it actually was her gain. I have never

met a more spiritual woman like Donna.

Although she was homebound, Facebook

kept her active in all our lives, I will forever

be grateful for that.

Her loss to us has me realizing what a year

it has been for Earthly loss and Heavenly gains.

Donna, like my cousin, Fay were avid fans

of me blog, both would send private messages

if I hit the nail on the head about a topic,

and a little nudge if I went too long for them

to write one.

I believe in life after so I am saddened for us,

but not for all those I have loss this year.

Let this be the year we put behind silly grudges 

and find good in all those we love and 

even those we are not very fond of. 

Let 2016 be the year that we work hard

to make amends to those we love even if they 

may not deserve it. Let the luncheon gatherings

all around the world be of happiness and thankfulness

for what we have. Life really is too short.

I have seen that this year, having loss many young

friends also through tragedies that just didn't seem right.

May the year of 2016 be the one we put hostility aside,

piss the Devil off so bad he goes away for good.

Let us all see where we can be disciples of our Big Man 

whether it be just giving a young Mother a break

for a few hours or carrying the empty garbage cans

of a neighbor back to where it belongs following

garbage pick up. Small things, equal the big things

it is all just about being better than we thought

we could be. Lets spend time to write a letter to that

old friend we haven't seen in so long, to 

find a pen pal via snail mail and share your thoughts

of life with them. I am not one to make a 

New Years resolution, this year won't be the 

year I make a huge list and break them all come

January 3rd. Instead, lets just add and scratch off

that bucket list we should all have.

Having lost so many great people this year,

write, write, write. Journal who you are,

When you are gone, leave a piece of who you are

for those others to remember you by.

Most importantly, live...live... live...

don't just breathe, but live.

Happy New Year to all of you! 

Cyber hugs to you all filled with love!