Remembering Nita on her Birthday......

 I miss my sister every single day and carry her in my heart always.

Still....birthdays and anniversaries are hard.

I so wish she were still here with us.

We four siblings would all be in our 70's this year.

I am the oldest at 77, Deanie is 74, Nita would be 72 and Lonnie is 70.

Sandra aka Mad Snapper sent me this photo of Nita back in July 2022.

She took made this using two pictures from our very last one of our sibling trip to Galveston.

I have this on the front of my fridge at home and another in my sewing room.

It is my very favorite as I can recall every single detail of that trip.

We were all so happy and they were such good sports as I had booked us into a real dump of a hotel!

So many of us have lost siblings and loved ones. Some recent like my friend, Denise. Others years ago. 

No matter, we still miss this as much as we ever had. It's just that now we pull out our treasured memories in our heart and rejoice together in spirit, knowing we will be reunited soon.

The time change seems to have affected us more this year than ever before.

We have been going to bed as early as 7:15 most nights and still sleep late most mornings.

***Source***

Except for today! 

I was up at 7:00 this morning and so enjoyed the quiet time all alone sitting outside listening to the chickens, roosters, birds and ducks; feeling the soft breeze across the front deck and thanking God for these precious days here in the country.

I nearly don't want to go home.

It feels like we are really living in the country - not just visiting for a few days.

I can feel the stirrings of home drawing me back in my thoughts as I contemplate Louis Dean's 89th birthday coming soon on the 16th followed by Thanksgiving with my first born son and then rolling on into Christmas.

But not yet.

We are enjoying our evening campfires.....

Louis Dean has been shelling pecans.

Our cats are having a wonderful time!

Life is good and I am grateful!