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Carol,

Thanks for sharing your thoughts. They were beautiful....sometimes we are so
busy for whatever reason, we forget to recognize the everyday mircles we have
right at our finger tips. Thanks for helping us remember the simply things.

Julie

Shannon CC

I don't post often, but had to say this.

Carol, that was beautiful :-)

Shannon, Mom to Bridget (Oct.8.98)

Marcy Ellis

Carol,

THANK YOU. :) Blessings to you and yours as well.

ME


>From: sognokids@...
>Reply-To: [email protected]
>To: [email protected]
>Subject: [Unschooling-dotcom] Oh, so grateful...
>Date: Wed, 24 May 2000 13:47:13 EDT
>
>Dear Friends,
>
> I started my morning with some bad news. I found out that the daughter
>of
>a woman on another list I belong to just died after fighting a hard cancer
>battle since the beginning of the year. She was only eight years old.
>This
>hit me pretty hard because I am coming up on three years since the
>diagnosis
>of my own breast cancer. I sat in the computer room, staring out the
>window,
>wondering why I am still here when this precious soul, who barely had a
>chance to taste life, is gone.
>
> As I sat by the window thinking, and admiring what promises to be a
>beautiful spring day, I noticed kids gathering at the bus stop. I started
>thinking how different my morning would be if I had to get my son off to
>school. I went back upstairs to snuggle with Colton, who had migrated from
>his bed to mine. We were joined by our troublemaker Boo Cat, and my sweet
>Anya, the happiest dog in the world. My son and I played with the animals
>and talked about everything and nothing for a solid half hour.
>
> Colton was able to linger over a breakfast of strawberry toast and a
>blackberry shake while I read to him from one of the books in the Redwall
>series. Our plans for the rest of the day will probably include pouring
>over
>the new dinosaur books we picked up at the library yesterday, playing some
>math games, a LOT more reading, and a long bike ride. What luxury! What a
>gift!
>
> Cancer taught me a valuable lesson. I learned to live my life with
>boundless enthusiasm, loving my family and friends with reckless abandon.
>I
>learned that so many things I used to think were important just don't
>matter.
> These are a few of the things that DO: Sitting with Colton for twenty
>minutes while we watch a bird take a bath in the water that drips from our
>picnic table. Answering the phone to discover it's my husband, taking a
>moment from his busy day to call and say he loves me. Laughing with my
>family until tears run down our cheeks and our sides ache. Taking the time
>to really listen when Colton wants to tell me more information about
>Pokemon.
> Taking my husband's hand when we walk together. Telling my son I am so
>happy to be his mom. This is all holy ground.
>
> Life is so fragile and fleeting, but at the same time it is achingly
>beautiful. I am grateful that I now see the world with new eyes, that I
>have
>found the sacred in the mundane. Yes, there are heartbreaks and difficult
>valleys we must walk. But all along the path, there are blessings that
>move
>me to tears. I plan to seek them out and revel in them. Drink deeply of
>life, my friends, and go give someone you love a hug.
>
>Blessings,
>Carol

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