Dear Pamela and Kelly

In honor of my big sister Pamela's birthday and her daughter Kelly's "angel day" i am posting a few photographs of trees that make Greenwood special

Pamela loves trees and misses living here in the northeast where
we are rich in arboreal delights

i know she would be charmed by the puddles of spring beauties flowering
in the lawn of the sycamore allée

and the pristine blue sky-light illuminating the soft pink dogwood and new leaves of the giant chestnuts

And walking beneath these, i can hear her say,
"So that's why it's called a copper beech"

Kelly, who adores her father and mother would be looking for the fruit trees
(of which there are only ornamental ones)
and asking all sorts of practical questions
while her mother continued looking up, all around, and sighing with contentment.

Pamela loves her home, which was near her daughter's
but has flown in the company of good friends to tour Eastern Europe
where
i trust
there are many, many beautiful grand old and new, young trees
marvels and wonders
music, art and histories to pull her mind and heart out of the grief
if only for blessed moments of relief.

Dear Father in Heaven,
You have asked a lot of our sister, taking three of her children and her husband back to where You are.
Please wrap Pamela--who has always put her full trust in You
in Your comfort and love
especially on this day and all the rest of her days here with us.
You have asked her to endure much and therefore we trust You will honor her unwavering faith
and continue to buoy her, and to help her find solace and balm in the company of her friends while she journeys.

Comments

[Julie]

This is beautiful.

[Dawn]

what a lovely tribute Vicki. thanks for that.

[marly youmans]

Oh. How large a call on courage. May she leaf like a tree that seemed dead in the winter but now is fully green!

[Lucy]

Faith is a great thing, and hope will sometimes serve instead. But the greatest of these...

She is blessed in your love. But it must be so hard.

[zephyr]

Yes, Lucy...it is. She has always been so incredibly full of life and it seemed that nothing would ever slow her down. However, this last loss (followed by some shabby behavior from her son-in-law) is taking a huge toll. Gratefully, she has several grand children she plans spending time with this summer...and i think that will be as healing as anything.

[zephyr]

Thank you dear Julie, Dawn and Marly.