I bought a fancy glass pitcher the other day

At an elderly couple’s Estate sale.

It still had the sticker on it, as if it had never been used.

Then I brought it home

And asked my tall son to place it high up on a shelf

that I could not even reach.

Today I thought about my first son.

And how fragile he was.

He had heart disease.

Every moment of his life was a High Tea,

Served in a glass pitcher,

with good china.

We laughed, we danced, we celebrated-

unspoken clarity and understanding

that he was special.

Time was special.

and at any moment he could break.

And then he did

when he was eight.

And somehow we became plastic pitcher people.

We are protected and guarded-

In our health, our decisions

And even simple conversations.

We laugh less often.

My family is now tough and durable

My boys wrestle and argue

And grow

But I am realizing that every moment with them

is still fragile and temporary.

My response to my children,

Every look I give my husband,

All of life

really is that special.

They deserve nothing less than

the fanfare of the High Tea.

I should dress up

and laugh

and celebrate

more often.

And maybe even serve tea

In my new glass pitcher.

dedicated to Miss Kathy and her friends

and their High Tea.

This is our first experience at trying to place a pdf E-book on the site, create a download that links to paypal, and price it correctly. I decided to lower the price for a limited time ONLY, but only AFTER sending out the newsletter with the flyer that had a higher price on it.

humph.
So some may never even come back to the site to read more about it. But I am hoping that the friends who really wanted to read will stop by again, see that price is more palatable, and download. These are the principles and humorous stories I shared for a few years in my speaking engagements, and I know they will be an encouragement to others.
I am seeing so many that are becoming devastated in a survival mode, with the economic changes going on, and I am hoping and praying that this small book will be an encouragement to them. We can find hope, joy and peace in the middle of our circumstances. We do not have to wait until we are through them. God is there, right there, with us through it all, hoping we can learn and grow with Him as we keep pressing on.
I did think of sharing the book for free, but I spent about 4 years doing just that through writing, and speaking, with little or no compensation except through art sales. It worked for a few years, but now we are entering a new era. I have realized even a non-profit organization does have to generate revenue, and if I want this site, this hosting, this web designer to continue, I must pay for it.

So all downloads or purchases in Etsy are much appreciated. And you can still find some of my free articles on the resource page.

If  you desire to GIVE and click on beautiful Joshua’s picture here in my left sidebar, it will link you directly with Idic-15, the/his organization that supports families still dealing with the ongoing challenges of raising a child with a rare genetic difference. ALL proceeds go directly to them on their site.

Hoping it all will be blessing!!

The $5.95 price is for November only-

so go on.

click over and

Dare to download.