- There's nothing better than a good hug. When you are recovering from an operation, you have to be careful how tightly you embrace but to be able to wrap your arms around a person you care about is just pure goodness to me.
- The ability to sleep on your side is a beautfiul thing. A few days ago I was able to do this again and what a sense of relief. Colons may be overrated but sleep is not.
- Lattes: I've never been able to enjoy my standard coffee house drink here the way I can now. Food in general is just a completely different experience for me now which is quite amazing. I'm no longer eating something and then suffering through abdominal pain.
- I can't help but smile when I see a snowman (decoration, candy, or an actual one in a neighbor's yard). I love snowmen, snowwomen, and snowchildren. I don't discriminate. There's an undeniable loveableness about them and they are also made up of the simplest, little things: buttons, carrots, old hats, etc. Trivial trinkets that were once useless (who the heck uses carrots these days) now bring a pile of snow to life.
I remember watching the movie The Snowman several times as a kid. If you have not seen it, put in on your Netflix queue or watch the video below of the best part (WARNING: This song makes me cry...sigh.) It's about a boy who created a snowman and then the snowman takes him on a "walk through the air" late at night. Hand in hand, they fly over the world and the snowman shows the boy all the beauty that's out there across the snow covered land. Being so high above the towns and sea that they fly over, everything seems so little but for the boy - he's seeing the world in a whole new way and the snowman's friendship makes a big impact.
I'm starting to discover all of the great little things that exist in my world and a lot of that is thanks to the friendships I have. Like the little boy in The Snowman, I feel like I'm waking up to discover so many wonderful things that exist in my life that I didn't notice and I'm grateful for that gift.
You have been given quite a gift Katie and I can completely relate. I remember so vividly the day we brought your cousin Matt home from Mt. Sinai Hospital one month after his liver transplant. It's like my whole world changed...it just all looked different. For whatever reason, I went out in the front yard to pull weeds (something I would never do, it was Uncle Lou's job) and just dug my hands into the earth and it felt wonderful, it was almost a spiritual experience. I had an appreciation for life that I never had before and I felt powerful. Matt & I both shared the same feeling that after going through all that we had gone through,(him especially) we could get passed anything that life handed us.
ReplyDeleteI had trouble watching the clip, it kept pausing, but I will watch it. I had seen that years back, but forgot the message.
Merry Christmas....you have received many gifts this year!
Love,
Aunt Maureen
Watched the video.....loved the song...my favorite line..."I'm finding I can fly so high above with you"!
ReplyDeleteLoved this post for many reasons one of which is my love of snowmen too! Keep enjoying the little things of each day - it will keep getting better.
ReplyDeleteI have this same snowman sitting in my family room all year. I just love him ~ he just warms my heart whenever I look at him. I will send a picture. (If I can). Katie, you are a gift to all of us!
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