Wonderings of Willow
There are so many threads that are woven together, twisted and inner twined, that create the tapestry that has been my life. As this blog grows and progresses there will be elaborations on events of the past, situations of the present, and the dreams for the future.
Sunday, April 25, 2021
The Questioning Begins
Wednesday, July 24, 2019
The Absence of Life
Truth is the storm never subsides completely. The eye grows, giving a semblance of peace. Yet, the chaos lingers at a distance, only wreaking havoc during special occasions and intense memories and other random moments throughout life.
Sunday, January 1, 2017
Fostering Feelings
It has been over a year since we took in our first foster child. She was just over four months old when our home became her home. It has been an adventure full of ups and downs, an emotional rollercoaster, and an experience worth having.
Our whole family has taken a liking to her. She is one of the Reeds now. We have shared two Christmas' and two New Year's, a birthday, a family reunion, and so much more.
Her first crawl, first sitting up, first food, first steps, and first words to name a few. We've had long nights full of tossing and turning and crying. We've had smiles and belly laughs. She has tested my patients by getting into things, repeating actions she has been told "not a choice" and removed from, and she has thrown some temper tantrums that involve banging her head and shrill screams and kicking. There are so many moments we have shared.
In June we had our second foster child join us. This little girl is a year and a day older than our first. She is a relative and so there are more complications that come with that. It puts me in a position that is not always easy and difficult for other family members to understand. I don't make the rules, but I do abide by them for her safety and well-being.
There have been so many changes that have taken place and so many changes on the verge of taking place that sometimes the moments are too much and I find myself lost in a sea of thoughts unable to see the shoreline. The year ended with me feeling lost at sea with a storm brewing, cracking of lightning, roaring of thunder, and waves of emotion crashing over me and flooding my vessel. I have not capsized. I will persevere. I have an able crew of friends and family that are on board with me and willing to help in any way they can and for that I am most grateful.
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
At the Year...Waiting for the Day
Climbing one foot hold
one hand hold
at a time
There has been no bag of tricks
instead
a box of tools
This time there was forethought
This time there were plans for survival
plans for achieving
an overwhelming desire
to continue on this journey
Together setting anchors
attaching lines
creating support
keeping a vigilant eye out for problem spots
maneuvering around and up and over dangers
This is our journey
we are together
hand in hand
heart for heart
making our way
to our year and a day
Saturday, March 16, 2013
I Think...I Believe...I Know
words hold meaning
words give hope
words make a difference
words cause a forced perspective
words provide clarity
I believe:
every person you care for should hear you tell them how you feel (don't assume they realize the depths of
your feelings for them or how their existence impacts your life)
every emotion you bury inside only helps to dig you a deeper emotional grave
every moment should be used to show and to tell those around you how you really feel
every time you let a moment pass by without truly living your own life is a time that can not be lived
I know:
the past cannot be changed
the present lays the foundation for the future
the future is what you make it by being present in the present
hold...give...make...cause...provide
person...emotion...moment...day...time
past...present...future
Conclusion:
Living life in the present, acknowledging the now and all the emotions and events being experienced, allows hope for a future and allows happiness in the moment.
The personal meanings behind words can change over time, understanding the change and accepting the change, allows for the use of those words in the present.
I am grateful for all the blessings in my life and the chance to continue to change and live and learn to be the me that is full of possibility and potential and loved by those that share my life.
Friday, March 15, 2013
Long way home
Traveling on hands and knees
Every day is please...please...please
And thank you
I want to be with you
Told not to dwell on the past
But every turn
Brings back a sin...a wrong
All the things I've done
Reminding me of the pain
And hurt I've wrung
From you--I've put you through
What am I to do
When all I want to
Say is...I love you
I'm on my feet
Ready to meet
Each moment of each day
I'm on my way
My way home
I apologize with every breath
I know the past can't be undone
Things said can't be taken back
Can't be unheard
What am I to do
When all I want to do
Is stay with you
The maze of madness
The labyrinth full of
Closed doors and dead ends
Navigating my way home
I've traveled on hands and knees
I'm on my feet
Step by step
I move closer to you
closer to home
What am I to do
When all I want from you
Is to hear you say
I love you
Actions speak louder than words
this I've heard
But they don't take the place
Of how my heart will race
When you speak to me
When you use the key
And say those three
Words...words...words
Song from the Heart
Let me say
I am here in the present
in the present
Being with you
through and through
When I feel this way
It is here I want to stay
Those words
Those phrases
The day-to-day
They sound cliche
These words
These phrases
I'm here to say
I love you I love you
I love you this day
I love you and I'm here to stay
here to stay
The past is the past
No changing what was
Living in the now
the now
because because
Being with you
fills me up
makes me smile
wanna go that extra mile
Done living in the past
I'm living in the now
I'm learning how
I'm letting go
Of those memories whoo...oo...oo
I'm living in the now
this is how
I love you I love you
I love you this day
I love you and I'm here to stay
here to stay
to stay to stay
I love you I love you
I love you this day
this day this day