Today is special, Happy Birthday!

Today is the day that two beautiful women were born 24 years apart. I am sure many more were born this day, but these two are special to me and it has been a little over a year since they both died.

A month and a half apart.

I would like to take a moment to remember them.

My Mother-in-Love, Rosalie, Happy Birthday Mom, we all miss you very much.

We are all doing pretty well and Madi says "hi". She still remembers you.

Your son is doing very well. Look out for him please.

I miss you and I am learning.

Happy Birthday my dear blog friend Renee, I can not believe it has been a year already. Thank you for spending your precious time with me. Knowing you changed my whole life.

I miss you and I am learning.

I did not know until the end that these two ladies were born on the same day and when I found out it didn't surprise me at all.

They were both very honest, good mothers, unique, teachers, and extremely loving.

Both of their names start with R.

They both died from breast cancer.

I will miss you both for the rest of my life.

Love and Kisses MOM.

Renee, I love you my pretty.

An incredible woman I know

My friend Susan is having a double mastectomy today. She has been in my mind for days. She knows inside, and is very resolved about this being the best way for her to go with this, I am backing her up.
Susan is a generous, loving, and caring woman and I am so grateful to be the kind of person that would attract a dynamo like Susan in to my life.
She is creative, she knits, she makes clay flowers, I showed them to you before here, and works a full time job and takes care of her incredible family too. I am in awe of the power this woman holds, I am also in awe of how humble she is.
She is also able to find humor in the best places, I really need to learn this lesson.
I got a note from Susan this morning I opened it up and it said

"I attached a picture of my prototype boobs.  I made them out of air dry clay from scraps, they will fit in a cami.  Better than Kleenex.   Because it is air dry they are light weight."

Along with this picture

Bless Susan and her strength. I love her.

Please pray to whomever you pray to for my friend.

I know this blog sphere is magic and you are all good at this.

Thank you so much!!

Goodnight my Pretty- I love you Renee, welcome home.

I had closed this to comments because of my pain. I didn't feel I could answer the love. I realized it is not just my pain and I need the love.

Renee is making her journey home. I love you my pretty. Thank you so much for the time and care that you gave me so willingly. Thank you for your encouragement and candor. Thank you for your humor and friendship. Thank you for showing me what grace is. Thank you for showing me what courage is.

Thank you for showing me how to believe in my self.

I am forever better having met you.

I hear in the distance a voice so familiar.

"Hellooooooo......Renee! We have been waiting for you. I know it is hard to leave those you love. You can sit and watch over them here. We have missed  you so much my dear and have been so eager to have you home again. The world begins and ends with you. You are so cherished and loved here. The sun rises and sets with your breath. Take my hand, come with me... your pain is over but your love is stronger than ever now." 

CES, another important thing 2009

Queen Nymph Marie by Ces, 2009

CES

 I have a blog sister friend that is one of the most prolific artists and writers I have ever known. She does things in a succinct way. She is as sharp as a tack, loyal, and talented. It seems she never sleeps.
She is a detailed woman that can draw teeny tiny lines that I cannot even see. She even hides things in her drawings and has a secret language that you can see in drawings but might not be able to decipher. This to me is amazing and the planning must be intense.
 Her paintings have a freedom and verve that jumps with color, texture, and shape, her drawings are tight, concise, and focused, she touches all sides of the spectrum in her art.
She goes by the moniker of Ces, and the place she resides on the blogs is at “Ces and her dishes”, but it has even been “Ces and her fishes”.
http://cesandherdishes.blogspot.com/
She does love dishes, not really to wash them though, but to admire.
She is married to a Viking and has 2 epsilons.
 I have learned so much from this woman, her brilliance drives me to read the dictionary when I talk to her, but I know I don’t have to.
She is jovial, beautiful, and patriotic and just a nice person!
She has done one of the most amazing series of works.
There is a bit of reading and many pictures to look at. I have gathered all of the links for you.
Here is to Ces, a multi-faceted woman, a diamond, and a star in my life.
I am lucky enough to have a place among these wonderful oaks, I have no idea how I got there, but I am grateful. Thank you, dear Ces for your gifts, of which this is only one of many.
And now ladies and gentlemen…
The Secret Society of Oaks
http://cesandherdishes.blogspot.com/2009/10/secret-society-of-oaks.html  Bimbimbie
http://cesandherdishes.blogspot.com/2009/10/secret-society-of-oaks-no-2.html  Deborah
http://cesandherdishes.blogspot.com/2009/10/secret-society-of-oaks-no3.html  Bella
http://cesandherdishes.blogspot.com/2009/10/secret-society-of-oaks-no-4.html  Renee
http://cesandherdishes.blogspot.com/2009/10/secret-society-of-oaks-no5.html  the nymphs
http://cesandherdishes.blogspot.com/2009/10/secret-society-of-oaks-no7.html  the troll
http://cesandherdishes.blogspot.com/2009/10/secret-society-of-oaks-no7_15.html  Silke
http://cesandherdishes.blogspot.com/2009/10/secret-society-of-oaks-no8.html  The Interloper-Sir Perm Anent Lydelete
http://cesandherdishes.blogspot.com/2009/10/secret-society-of-oaks-no9.html  Arija
http://cesandherdishes.blogspot.com/2009/10/secret-society-of-oaks-arija-award.html  The Arija Award
http://cesandherdishes.blogspot.com/2009/10/secret-society-of-oaks-no10.html  Tessa
http://cesandherdishes.blogspot.com/2009/10/secret-society-of-oaks-no11.html  Marie
http://cesandherdishes.blogspot.com/2009/10/secret-society-of-oaks-ile-ile-tulog.html  Ile Ile Tulog Anay
http://cesandherdishes.blogspot.com/2009/10/secret-society-of-oaks-ile-ile-tulog_25.html  Ile Ile Tulog Anay part 2
http://cesandherdishes.blogspot.com/2009/10/secret-society-of-oaks-ile-ile-tulog_25.html  Fragile
http://cesandherdishes.blogspot.com/2009/10/secret-society-of-oaks-comfort.html  comfort
http://cesandherdishes.blogspot.com/2009/10/secret-society-of-oaks-sunlight.html  sunlight
http://cesandherdishes.blogspot.com/2009/10/secret-society-of-oaks-in-dark.html  in the dark
http://cesandherdishes.blogspot.com/2009/10/secret-society-of-oaks-provost-nymph.html  the provost nymph