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When in the archives,  there was this.   Next pic  from the child at the creek.   Spring, 2017.   Some of you might remember.   This is the reason i decided i could move from New Mexico.   Only this.   Otherwise i would have stayed.    She had gone to  visit an old par amour from the Navy.   At this point they were just friends.   But before going,  she got a whole GYN tune-up.  Good to go.  3 days.   I kept Julian.   And then there was this.   So many decisions from the beginning.  Yes…No…Yes…No…undecided and then the news of the Trisomy 13 markers rising up.   But the ultrasound.   We went round and round,  She,  Jenny,  Me.   and then, for whatever reason,    Keep.   It all being such an unknown,  it all being so possibly such a difficult time.  Time for me to go there.  Offer what i could.   no matter what.   

and here i am tonight.  A sleep over.  We talk about kindergarten.   She just tore toilet paper in strips and held them to her chin….a Goat Beard.   Puppy has come in to lie on the foot of the bed.   Tay farted.   Here we are.   May.   an interesting month for me.   a FREE month.  but this time around,  maybe not.    

 

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10 responses to “how we never know”

  1. Nancy Avatar

    Who could have imagined, for even if one imagined many things…we never really know what will come along, but mostly – those imagined things don’t. So the patience in the waiting to see and the delight in the moment sustains us in ways we could not have known. Isn’t it nice to have some surprises in life?!
    Your beautiful girls…
    Went back down memory lane in March 2017…what was happening then and then what is now…the things I recall (like that collage) and some things I don’t (the ruckus across the street and rock, paper, scissors)…and pretty much everything I was doing – don’t recall that! lol Sending love.

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  2. Marti Avatar
    Marti

    “No matter what”. We act on the faith that we carry within ourselves, for the whole of La Familia. One of the hardest times for all of you and you held, you all made the decision that was right for all of you and now, here we are: an amazing, child of light and old wisdom, ready to begin kindergarten, a right of passage into school and being with lots of children and growing and learning and through it all, Old Nana, standing together…
    I did go into the archives the other day and saw this photo of Alyssia: how she glowed and how strong she is; heart moments, strength in the circle of La Familia.

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  3. jude Avatar

    This is how it goes, pairings, new form…
    I probably would not have moved here either, except for some very important family issues. I needed to help and I did, and here we are, on this day, all is ok, this day. In May.

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  4. Irene Avatar
    Irene

    We are all there to help family. I ended up buying a second home near here so my medically bankrupt brother and sister-in-law did not end up homeless. I don’t think I could have lived with myself otherwise…had to do something.

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  5. Tina Avatar
    Tina

    Family is everything .. I feel like we’re the one’s gifted when Mike and I are able to help out. Time passes and we know that’s it’s true .. always getting back far more than we’ve given. I’ve said it so many times already but your moving to California was The Best Move Ever 😘

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  6. grace Forrest Avatar

    it’s the beauty of the blogging

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  7. grace Forrest Avatar

    she is so looking forward to kindergarten

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  8. grace Forrest Avatar

    am re~View ing it all….if i had it to do again, what
    would it be?
    and really….i Could do it different, even now
    why would i and why would i not

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  9. grace Forrest Avatar

    how so great that you could. and how that might all
    unfold

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  10. grace Forrest Avatar

    it was so different than the me that i knew

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