This week has been a big one for my heart. Anna would be starting the 4th grade, her last year at Dilley Elementary School. Abigail would be starting her first year of high school, something she couldn’t wait for even at the age of 11. I miss them so much. This week we also sold ourContinue reading “Anna’s House”
Author Archives: Susan Dieter-Robinson
Happiness Journal
Happiness is watching your dog play with a new friend. While on a hike this morning Linus met “Bo” (not his real name) and they chased each other, played in the water and frolicked like long lost friends. Just as quickly as “Bo” appeared, he disappeared into the woods never to be seen again. We were a littleContinue reading “Happiness Journal”
Spaces
I wrote this post in July and never published it. Since I wrote it the walls have been painted and we are all moved in (this will make sense after reading the entire post). The transition has been a good one thanks to Abigail’s nudges of approval. I’m so glad our girls keep us closeContinue reading “Spaces”
Lucky Bunnies
I can tell stories about Abigail’s bunny B-Rab ~ how he used to live in the house, how he loved to hang out with the girls in their fairy garden, how a 10 yr old Abigail decided to give her bunny to Anna and how Anna used to sit in front of the house with B-Rab inContinue reading “Lucky Bunnies”
The Pain
The pain is indescribable, the desperate feeling of wanting something so bad and knowing that it will never be again in this lifetime. The problem that you can’t fix. The pain grips me tight as I come out of a daydream and my reality sets in ~ they are not here, they are in Heaven. The pain of isolation ~ even whenContinue reading “The Pain”
There is something about him…
Yesterday I took three photos of Linus. The first, a group shot, took some time to coordinate because at first he wanted to get really close to Alice, really close. Then, he would only look away from the camera. In this shot it looks like I have a death grip on his collar to makeContinue reading “There is something about him…”
