Reflections From a Country Girl

I got a call in the wee hours of the morning.  It was a frantic call…a call from someone I did not know but who knew Jerry well and knew I could help if anyone could. 

“He’s in a coma at the county hospital and they need someone from his family to come quickly.” the anxious voice said. “You were the only one we had a number for.  Can you get hold of the family?  Can you come?  They won’t let me sign papers to treat him.”

“They say he will likely die.”

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In the last months of 2008 and on into 2009 I have been involved in some eye-open experiences.  They have not just been eye-opening.  They have been mixed with a flood of emotions that range from despair to hope, to anger and to hope again.   They have been in a world where I am not accustomed to being.  

I had decided I needed to pen my thoughts about this after it was all over.  However, I have concluded this will be a very lengthy process full of ups and downs. I will begin sharing my experiences now.  Call it a series.  Call it depressing.  Call it a screwed up mess.  Call it hopeful.  Call it life.  

But for the grace of God any one of us could be there.  

 

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I have to admit I am not a gardener.  My backyard squirrels constantly ate the live flowers I planted each of the first four years so I went with silk flowers and I am a happy camper.  

For you professional gardeners and lawn manicurists, I suspect you are horrified to hear that someone actually goes to the craft store and buys silk flowers to put in her yard planters. Yes, I have silk flowers I change four times a year to match the season…

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Today I start teaching a writing class for eight weeks.  A friend has opened her business – Spirit Abundant: The Joy of Self Discovery – to do what she is passionate about….helping others be the best they can be.  That’s not an easy task in a world like we live in today.  She will be in her office and meeting space three days a week or so and asked if I would like to teach a class during any of the other days.  

Since I’ve discovered I am passionate about writing 

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It’s was 6:45 a.m. here when I sat down to begin writing this. Everyone was still asleep in my house but me.  I had been on the phone early wishing my Aunt Mary in Wales a Merry Christmas.

 

This year, Father Christmas brought the best gift ever to me…at least thus far.  My brother, Jeff, was here with us for Christmas.  It’s been 38 years since we shared a Christmas together.  

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