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In 2007, I began my original website, Sonshine's Haven. In 2007, it was turned into a blog and used to keep family updated on my first husband's fight with liver cancer. He passed away November of 2009. We were married for 34+ wonderful years and this journals some of that grief process I've gone through.

I have since remarried another widower, but Mike is missed dearly, and will always be a big part of my life.

At times, all of us will be called to act as witnesses to the suffering of another. We will be unable to affect the outcome physically. Words will fail us. Prayer will seem futile. And yet, the act of bearing witness to someone else's trials is a sacred sorrow that offers and astounding glimpse of eternal joy." by Ginger Garrett

"Being willing to stay with a loved one throughout their travail, can be difficult....YES! But offering yourselves as faithful companions on a dark and dreadful journey can be an unmeasured blessing." (paraphrased by me)

5.31.2011

Working Our Tails Off

Glenn and I have been knee deep in work...trying to prepare to sell my home, moving all of my stuff into his house, and trying to find some place to put all of it. 

We have pressure washed my house, patched nail holes in it, and touched up those painted areas.  The last thing to do, is put the house on the market and have a moving sale, which will be this coming Saturday.

We have been caring for two places for three months now.  This past week the belt on my riding lawn mower tore in two, so I had another opportunity to push mow the front lawn while Glenn repaired it. 

It has been bittersweet seeing all of my flowers blooming, and knowing that will be the last time I be will seeing them.  I worked out a lot of frustration and tears, after Mike's diagnosis; as well as enjoying the space and privacy of a big yard.  I pray God will choose the perfect family to share the joys of this home and land, as we did the last 10 years.



My heart is going to tear apart leaving this home.  There are so many visual reminders there, of one of the happiest time in my life, but...mowing a regular house plot of land, versus an acre, will certainly be a blessing as I continue to grow older.

So.. the fun has begun using the pool!  The weather is warming up the water.  Now we're beginning to work on repairing the back yard after the pool installation.   We have re-installed fencing,  the pool company took down, and then laid down 2 pallets of sod.


We're having a Pool house built on location, by a Mennonite family in a week or two, that will also provide storage for things we can't figure out where to put.  We had considered selling the game tables, but we've decided to build this and keep them, figuring the kiddos may have fun using them as they continue to grow older.



Today, Zac gave Glenn an extra hand, and my back a break.  I have been overdoing things and paying a little for it.  So Amber, Ethan and Emma hung out with me and swam today.  We had such fun!  Amber and I are sunburned, but it was worth every bit of it!





The joy to share this with my kids is such a blessing to me.  We grilled out hamburgers and hot dogs and had a blast!

This new home is slowly beginning to feel like home now, but change has beeb hard on me, and I'm so thankful God has gently pried my fingers off the home I've had, and helping me bloom where He has planted me now!
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