Good morning friends:

Today is my younger daughter’s 25th birthday. She is a miracle to me every day but especially today my thoughts go back to the miracle of her conception and her birth. It was an unexpected surprise when we discovered that we were having another child….even my doctor acknowledged what a miraculous development this was. She had delivered my older daughter 10 years earlier and when she confirmed a pregnancy after all this time she was so delighted for us….and scratching her head in wonder!

She promptly ordered me to bed for the duration….and little did we know how hard we were going to fight to bring her into this world. It was a high-risk pregnancy from day 1 (I wasn’t supposed to be able to have any more children) and during the course of this pregnancy I went through every possible complication you can imagine. I spent 2 full months in the hospital and we almost lost her multiple times.
But God had a plan for us and for her…and she was born right on time, healthy and whole. My doctor suggested I write a book about the experience…it was truly an amazing, miraculous, faith-building story.
Today I celebrate the birth of this loving, kind, generous, thoughtful, creative, talented, opinionated, sometimes stubborn, but thoroughly delightful child. She is, and has always been a source of pride and joy in my life and I am so grateful for the gift of her life.

~I am so grateful for this safe and sacred space to share my stories, memories and musings with you my lovely friends. ♥ Be blessed today.

Happy New Year my loyal companions on this journey….thank you for traveling with me through 2019. Thank you helping me journey with joy, gratefulness and light. It is true what Ram Dass has said “We are all just walking each other home”.

This miraculous community walked beside our dear Ursula in this life …it was an honor and a privilege to walk her home. I am humbled and grateful. Thank you for all the love….you all have such a special place in my heart….I don’t have sufficient words.

I look forward to 2020 knowing that we will continue to travel together. Be blessed my dear friends….I am so very grateful for each and every one of you.

~With grateful love I share this Buddha-blessing ♥

“May you be filled with loving kindness.
May you be well.
May you be peaceful and at ease.
May you be happy and safe.”

Cara Anna….thank you for your birthday wishes for my daughter. She is leaving later today to continue her new life in the western U.S. I am comforted knowing that my older daughter and her husband are there as well and watching over her.
I do love to write and have had a few small things published but a whole book seems daunting to me! Perhaps a short story/essay about my experience…..I would share it because it may be an encouraging story for women who are experiencing infertility or difficult pregnancies.
Maybe….I will put this intention out into the Universe and see where the Divine leads me. 😊

~Much love to you my dear friend ♥

Dear Carla…I’m sorry I did not read this sooner but our friends here have shared so lovingly and generously from their hearts and I can only add my hope that you are feeling comforted by knowing that you are not alone. I will add to the voices here by saying that I too have experienced this…it is so very painful.

I think that those of us in this sacred community feel things very deeply. By grace our miraculous connection helps us to navigate through life’s challenges and sorrows. You do not journey alone….I am glad that you know this.
~Blessings ♥

Oh my gosh…..Manda! How wonderful to hear from you dear friend. I have thought of you so often and wondered how you were. I am so sorry to hear that Jack bear has crossed over the rainbow bridge…yet grateful that he did so peacefully. Stella Luna looks like such a sweetie… she is such a lucky little pup to have you for her momma!

Manda….I am wishing you continued health and happiness for the coming year as you shine your light in your beloved Flagstaff..and beyond!
~With grateful love and blessings ♥