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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)

7.13.2012

The Dresser

Glenn has been working for weeks building a beautiful walnut lingerie dresser for me to have in our bathroom.  It is to replace a dresser I stuck in there, mainly to give me a place to put a mirror so I can do my hair and makeup.  He has been patiently crafting this piece, bit by bit.  Slowly dragging it all out to work on.  And then slowly putting it all away again so we can get at least one car in the garage. And this beautiful piece of furniture will be something I treasure always, not only because I see all of the time he's put into it, but I can see all of the love he has put into it as well.

Time and effort are important in any matter....In any relationship....In any thing.  I put time into raising my family.  Mike put time in providing for our family.  We put time into making our home a haven for our children. Loving them completely and as deeply as we could. I put time into teaching my children in a way God laid upon my heart at the time.  It was a day in day out commitment.

I'm sure we made plenty of mistakes over the years, and the critic could find fault with one thing or another, if they looked close enough.  But we did the best we knew how, trying to follow our hearts in the direction we felt God was leading us.

Many can look at my children's and my life now, and judge it.  I know there are imperfections.  Probably numerous ones.  But I hope the best of the critics will take time to look at the good as well.  No one needs to tear anything down.  There was time and love invested.  It was a part of Mike's legacy, and it will also be mine.
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