Sunshine Award from Brian Alger – my acceptance.

August 30, 2013 by ramblingsfromamum

Yesterday I kindly had the Sunshine Award bestowed upon me by Brian Alger. Brian writes primarily about ageing, bereavement covering the topics of dying, loss, ageing in a sensitive and professional manner.

Hello Jen,

I enjoy your blog and I would like to nominate you for the Sunshine Award, a blogger-to-blogger award given to writers who inspire and add a little sunshine to people’s lives. I hope you will accept.

For more information please visit http://exploring-life.ca/about/sunshine-award/. If you do accept please note the four “rules” of acceptance. I hope you enjoy working with the award.

Thanks for your great work.

Kind regards,
Brian

I advised Brian that as I don’t accept Awards anymore, I do a post to show my gratitude for the kindness in nominating me.

Brian’s other nominees are these:

My Nominees for the Sunshine Award

If you haven’t had a peek at what these people do, perhaps now is your chance.

Brian Alger’s topics are found here http://exploring-life.ca/contents/index-of-articles/

THANK YOU BRIAN – I hope that you accept this post as gratitude for your thoughtfulness.

Don’t forget me

December 29, 2012 by ramblingsfromamum

Cry not for me waste not your tears

think of happier times and do not fear

the life that lays ahead of you now

a life surely ceased of hardship and how

you spent your time your days your nights

caring only for me and handling my fight

I’m now at peace I feel no pain

you think of your battle without any gain

standing by me took courage a formidable task

don’t forget me tis all I can ask

A Cyhydedd fer inspired by reading a post from stephenkellogg

ramblingsfromamum 29.12 2012

Pop my dad I love you

October 7, 2012 by ramblingsfromamum

Please don’t tell mum you think that you’re dying – Mum told me today that’s what you said.

I don’t want to hear those words

Don’t say you think your life’s at an end – those words cut to deep.

I watch you slowly find your balance when you stand & that a short walk makes you weary – I see the strength you once had is gone & I see the frustration in your eyes because of it. I see the tremors in your hands which I know is hard for you to understand.

But I don’t want to hear those words

I see the changes in you, I see that my dad has grown older – don’t make me cry by saying what you did today. I love my nick-name Ginger though I don’t know why I have it – I love the bond we have which has grown stronger throughout the years.

But I don’t want to hear those words

I look at you & think of all our laughter & our tears – the advice you have imparted – the guidance that you have given – I’m your daughter “your girl” & I’m here for you – you know that…right? – I know this can’t be easy for you – growing old never is & I wish I could do more.

But I don’t want to hear those words

I love & cherish you so much & it hurts me to know those words were spoken – it frightens me of what will eventually come – but that time is not yet with us – so I can only ask that you try not to be disheartened or make apologies for your age, for I will be your support, be it just my hand to hold you steady or a hug to show how much I care.