New Beginnings ( first posted on thebarefootfoodie.org on 9 Oct 2014 )

With an ending comes a new beginning.

Losing someone dear when death wields its cruel blow, means taking stock and reassessing the life that lies ahead.

I am inspired by women like Marilyn Hickey, who at the young old age of 83, is relentless in her passionate pursuits of preaching, praying, writing, saving people all around the world for a life bound for eternity. At thirty years younger, I have nothing of the same ilk to my credit, save for a closet of excesses and frivolity, in which I find solace.

With eager expectation, I await the completion of our house. She is growing up to be as tall as her neighbors, but much more elegant. Waiting is an agonizing feat, for one who needs to be engaged.

New beginnings will start with moving in; cooking and baking ; writing a memoir that documents a life of service; the patter of small feet; thinking less with the head and feeling more with the heart;

And a new blog spot to kickstart it all.

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