Now I lay me down to sleep,
Closing my eyes as rest I seek.
As I go through the events of the day,
I savor and and taste the things they convey.
Faces and people and memories steal back,
Sleep now is gone and I'm right on track,
To shift through it all with sleepy eyes
Saying "hello" after distant goodbyes.
Now I lay me down to sleep,
I'm wide awake now counting small sheep.
It's only a second, a minute or two,
And there in my mind are images of you.
It's healing and soothing to see all the faces
Of family and friends from so many places.
They say it's important I need to get rest.
Yet alone in the dark fond vigil is best.
Now I lay me down to sleep.
The next thing I hear is the alarm going beep.
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Saturday, August 27, 2011
Is it on? Testing, 1,2,3,4. All cows report for milking. Can you hear me? I guess it's on. Let me introduce myself. I'm Abe and better with the audio side of composition than I am the writig side of it. I mak typos a lot. I'm so also slo. I also can stay with long term projects longer than sometimes I should. So here goes a Blog that I'm starting after watching , Joshua, our son endure the ravaging pain and life-sucking turmoil of cancer.
He died on May 22nd. We miss him and it leaves a big hole in our lives. 5 months before he died I was diagnosed with leukemia [CLL]. Many have asked us about how we are doing. Well in the venacular, CANCER SUCKS. This blog will give me and my family some opportunity to share that journey if you wish to follow or walk with us Our youngest son, Isaac, is most assuredly better at the medical lingo and has a blog you might wish to check in on for that. You can find it at,
http://heartofalonelyhunter.blogspot.com/. Along with his medical savy he's very articulate and a very beloved son and devoted brother.
The title I've chosen? Well I've always chuckled at the story of Moses and his calling. Robert Wise said Moses' reply was more like, "Here I am Lord. Send Aaron." Well not pretending to be Moses, I do venture into this realm with some apprehension and there are Aarons out there who are better equipped to navigate and unravel this Journey. I have also become very sensitive to the fact there are many of you who have journeyed long with pain and grief. I figured ya'll for people who would walk with us. There is one more important reason for doing this and that is this, it will be therapeutic. So many times I will just be having conversations with myself. Listen in if you like. Abe
He died on May 22nd. We miss him and it leaves a big hole in our lives. 5 months before he died I was diagnosed with leukemia [CLL]. Many have asked us about how we are doing. Well in the venacular, CANCER SUCKS. This blog will give me and my family some opportunity to share that journey if you wish to follow or walk with us Our youngest son, Isaac, is most assuredly better at the medical lingo and has a blog you might wish to check in on for that. You can find it at,
http://heartofalonelyhunter.blogspot.com/. Along with his medical savy he's very articulate and a very beloved son and devoted brother.
The title I've chosen? Well I've always chuckled at the story of Moses and his calling. Robert Wise said Moses' reply was more like, "Here I am Lord. Send Aaron." Well not pretending to be Moses, I do venture into this realm with some apprehension and there are Aarons out there who are better equipped to navigate and unravel this Journey. I have also become very sensitive to the fact there are many of you who have journeyed long with pain and grief. I figured ya'll for people who would walk with us. There is one more important reason for doing this and that is this, it will be therapeutic. So many times I will just be having conversations with myself. Listen in if you like. Abe
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