Ramblings of an Old, Romantic Soul

And so, tomorrow my husband and I will be heading home.  It's been a long time away for both of us and we are eager to get back home, to our home.  I miss my babies.  Yet leaving family and friends is hard, and the heart strings are pulling... This has been another wild, emotional ride...will there ever be a time we visit when hospitals and sick people aren't involved?  We came up in June for our nephew's wedding and ended up spending most of the time at a hospital, his brother fighting for his life.  This time, there has been sickness, surgeries, accidents, hospital visits - on both sides of the family.  My Dad is still in the hospital and leaving him is rather hard.  Leaving my Mom, alone in her condo, is hard.  Part of me wants to stay longer to ensure Dad is okay; to keep Mom company so she's not alone, but I know both will be well cared for by my siblings.  Even so, the heart strings pull. I wasn't planning to be up here for three an...

The lyrics to this song are quite powerful.  Christina Perri sings the song, and most likely it is written for a romantic/love relationship.  And yet my niece said it rather reminds her of her Dad.  How sad is it, that a daughter would feel these words, emotions, towards her father...I listened to the song and ended up in tears.   And I wonder if he has any clue what he has lost?  The great love he threw away from two of the most precious gifts he ever possessed.  No, a man with 'ice in his soul' wouldn't realize such a thing because he thinks only of himself, loves only himself.  Thing is, my nieces are not his ghosts anymore, they are alive and thriving and moving on, despite the hurt and betrayal, despite his lies.  Thankfully, they 'have grown too strong to ever fall back into his arms'.  Who does he think he is?   My thought was to write a Thanksgiving piece (since today is the day for giving thanks) and to write about t...