Humbled and moved...

While I don't want to push the images of my children and the joy involved with those images down on the blog roll - I was both humbled and moved today.  

I went to Linens and Things today - they are closing - another victim of this economy.  They didn't have much left - but I did manage to get a beautiful table clothe for 80% off.  It set me off on my way home that I really wanted to call my mom.  That this silly purchase was something she would do and would be excited.  As we know, I can't call mom.  So that made me sad.  The holidays are making me sad too.  Immediately after mom passed I felt her presence and heard her voice around me all the time.  I don't feel it as much anymore or hear her voice.  I came home and started picking things up and took a moment to catch up on todays headlines.  I stumbled upon this slideshow of images for the year at MSNBC.  It literally brought me to my knees and put tears in my eyes.  Here I am sad that I lost my mom, who I was blessed to have 31 years with, who I got to be with when she took her last breath.  Here I am making my nice bed in my warm and safe house and I am sad that I can't share with her an 8$ table clothe that I have purchased.  It is so easy to overlook what is happening in the world around us.  I suggest to anyone who reads this blog to take the three minutes or so to check out these images.  It will have a profound effect on how you look at your day, your life, your struggles.  I am humbled by this and moved beyond words.  I am grateful to God for all I have and will work harder to embrace that each day.  Take care and love to you - I hope that you too will be humbled and moved.

Thanks!

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28192685