someday....

when I have a house near the beach

with a kitchen large enough to hold a ten foot chalkboard

where a chalky note

reads

"the chef has taken an indefinite leave of absence"

you'll find

me riding me around on this

and

the precious cargo will be towels, sunscreen and a good book

~~

want to join me

?

~~~~~

I was instantly in love with it when I saw it

on the blog

that has given me more inspiration over the past year than any other

~~

it's the story of nie

{as in stephanie}

and

her family

and

how she is surviving

after almost dying

~in a horrific plane crash with her husband~

~~

the surgeries, the skin grafts, the pain

the pain

of not being able to hold her children who didn't recognize her for a long time

the pain

of moving her body

the pain

of not wanting to look at herself in the mirror

the pain

from just breathing somedays

and

then there's the love

~~

a love

like nothing you've ever seen before

~~

so when I have a tough day

it's easy to go here and remind myself that things aren't so bad after all

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