So today was my day

Hello everyone, I am just so full of thoughts, they are bursting out and I am not sure what to do with all of them. So here we go. Life changed for many of us last week. Life will never be the time. I know that I am looking at life in a different way.

Donnann and I became friends through a scrapbooking board about 4 years ago and we have stuck together since then. I offered up a crop at my home in order to get to know people in my area. Donnann was one of those people that responded and helped me get everything organized. I knew it was good to go from there on out. After that crop I went to her house and we went back and forth until it was time for her to move. I helped her pack up and our home was one of the stops on her adventure on the way out. Soon after that we met up on a retreat in New England and then Wisconsin. So we have stayed in touch even after the move. She is a cherished friend and I adore her and her family. My heart aches for her and her family. Life is changed.

In the middle of all this, another dear friend reached out to me. Her son is very dear to me. Tyler. I have never had a little boy of my own, Tyler and Aleksei, who I will talk about in a moment are my adopted boys. They hold my heart. Tyler's mom was feeling my loss of little Danny and the pain for Donnann.

Today the call came from Aleksei's mom about his party this coming Sunday. I completely lost it. Three years we were fighting for Aleksei as he was born too soon, but he made it through, with flying colors. I just could not get the tears to stop flowing after that. I can not wait to hug Aleksei this weekend.

Which reminds me that I need to go and hug Tyler too.

Remember friends, life here on earth is short. Hugs your children often, laugh off the goofy things, have fun with your family and remember that the house does not always have to be clean. Just live and have a great life.

Little Danny was so loved. His family loved him, he loved them. His life was perfect. It was about joy and love, trucks, trains and dirt. It was everything a boys life should be. It was perfect.

Remember your friends and carry whatever piece of their burden that you can. Love them and cherish them.

Just live.