up, up, up

i'm not gonna lie...

this was more fun when missy

was reading my blog.

i actually think she is reading, still.

{just from another place, right gretchen?}

she's been so strong in my heart

these past few days, weeks, months.

i'm thinking about her sweet kids,

her husband,

her mother,

her sisters,

as we earthlings

edge closer and closer to christmas.

there's something so holy about

the crystal-clear cold...

the beautiful starry silence

with the moon hung just so.

i feel like she's peering down 

into my snowglobe.

i love winter.

the cold, the long nights, candles.

she loves summer.

the heat, the flowers, the river.

every solstice,

one of us would complain,

and one of us would remind the other

what is so delicious about it.

so, since it's my most delicious season,

i'm lifting up my thoughts

my love

my prayers
my grateful heart

up through the cold, dark night

to my best pal.

{source}

{photo credit: marian}

♥