here’s the link to your gift. as i said, i can only hope i did it justice.

http://www.zhibit.org/yvonne/commissioned-work/the-frozen-man

let me know if this is too much info for your comfort level. just hoping to reach out to others with your beautiful, heart-wrenching words.

thai?

Thai. How are you? And justice? You are kidding aren’t you? ~m

You never know when it’s going to happen either.
And unforgettable? Absolutely.
~m

that is, after the goosebumps subsided.

so happy for you that your father came through in that beautiful shining moment. fold that picture up and tuck it away for years to come.

thanQ so much for sharing this.

Firmly tucked away, kiddo.
Thanks for reading, Y
~m

Beautiful M. post once again. Nobody beats that.

Sun is shining outside but somehow I just got lost in a memory, the memory of saying goodbye not knowing whether it may be the last. Memories of the loved people I lost before I could get there, the everyday reality of new people potentially being added to that list. Then wondering whether they know I love them, truly, feeling the urge to call them all and let them know, now that they can still understand, trying to cement it in their hearts that they won’t forget, come what may.

Thinking about whether people love me, truly, and whether there will come a time when I can’t remember.

I usually don’t dwell on ‘what if’s……’. Still today my heart seems vulnerable. Your post somehow let it know that that’s ok.

PS. I am with Smith re “and born your trial with a quiet courage than I cannot help but admire”.

Your comment (as always) blows me away.
If my words convey all that you’ve written, I will go to bed happy.
Make that phone call or write that letter . . . no time like the present.
You’ve blown me out of the water here, Spaz.
~m

Thank you for sharing your blessing.

If it brought Gramp back for you, I feel I’ve more than done my job.
Thanks so much for letting me know, LF
~m

Your writing has always touched me – but this post hit me good. I had a similar experience with my mother that I always will cherish. You have given me a reason bring those memories flooding back and my eyes are getting a tad on the moist side.

I may have to write about my experience as well as I think it may be helpful for my soul as well as others like yourself. You are a honorable man to stand by your father like that and I thank you for helping me remember.

Write it, Grimm.
Even if it’s ‘for your eyes only’.
It feels good to sometimes let the shadows fly out the window up to the heavens . . . where they belong.
Thanks for the comment, bud.
~m

A truly beautiful thought, Moe.
And I thank you dearly.
~m

“Now” could have been an apt title for the post.
Thanks, KN
~m

Nail, meet head.
Thanks, Red.
~m