Trio

I.

Do you see it?

The invitation?

heart invitation 9/22/10

Step into a secret heart.
Sacred heart.
Mine, Yours.
Enter The Mystery.

II.

Evening Delight-9/24/10

Nearly a week ago, I felt a gentle tap on my shoulder. I was on the phone with my mother, she had called to wish us "good Shabbas" and welcome Rosie home from Environmental Camp in Maine. I turned to face my young daughter with her delicate features and infectious smile. She raised an eyebrow and with her slender finger pointed toward the window, handed me the camera. Phone tucked between my ear and shoulder, one of my hands against the window sill for balance, I inhaled, and with my other hand framed the shot...a moment of perfection, Mom hundreds of miles away, Rosie beside me, the expanse of the heavens connecting three generations all in a moment of grace. I passed the phone to Rosewillow so she could say hello to her Nana.

III.

Through My Window 9/29/10

Head tilted back on my pillow, looking up through my magic window to the world...a world alive in colors I couldn't quite capture from this angle, through the screen, on my back...but still can you imagine my delight, yesterday? Sometimes it is the small blessings that feel the most miraculous.

My head is still attached, though it does it's wild whipping when I sit up (but not quite as violently as yesterday) and my whole body does it's "wild and crazy girl" dance when I try to walk (but I can get to the bathroom on my own now with strategically placed furniture and bedroom walls), my speech is not quite back the exotic, "foreign to American ears", lilt yet, (but it is slightly easier to understand me today, better muscle control of my mouth). Small improvements. Small blessings. Tiny miracles.

I am grateful.

Thank you everyone for your supportive, compassionate messages. Your prayers and words of kindness are a comfort. I'm ok though, really I am. Mostly this is annoying...annoying is, well...annoying, but not terrible, not at all.

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