It rains in 'Bama, sometimes it rains a lot. The sky is gloomy and ground is wet and soggy. Sounds yucky, doesn't it? The other day I noticed something about these gloomy wet days, with all the gloom around bright colors seem a lot brighter. The colors of the cardinals on my brown fence seem a lot more red. The petals of the yellow daffodils are so bright they look like they are glowing. Nature has some of the most beautiful art. Spring brings a whole new color palette, so bright and full of life. Such an awesome change after dull winter colors. Life is a lot like this. Just a little bit of color during a gloomy period seems so bright.
Bits of color that have made me smile this week....
The smile on my kids' faces when they were each given an unexpected surprise!
A phone call from my friend, Amy! We talked for 3 hours....obviously we need to talk more often!
Excitement in Scott's voice yesterday as he told me how productive of a day he had!
An invite to have lunch with a good friend.
Putting the final stitches on another bag!
See just the little things shine so bright when life is a bit gloomy.....
Yesterday, I received some sad news about my best friend's mom. Ashley has been my best friend since the 7th grade. So growing up, I was very close to her family. I hung out at her house all the time. Her mom, Jayne was crazy, good crazy. That woman has the cleanest house you have ever seen. We use to test her by moving something just a quarter of an inch and within seconds she would move it back. Everything was perfect. She always looks so pretty, hair done perfectly, clothes always the latest style. She expected nothing less then perfect from her kids and their friends. I love that about her, because she cares about all of us. Walking into the house, you couldn't walk past Jayne without answering one of her questions. She became known as Inspector Jayne to us! We still laugh about that, but she still lives up to her name! You could and will never get anything past Inspector Jayne, although we never stopped trying!
I opened facebook yesterday to see a status update from Ash, tears filled my eyes. Jayne has cancer, she has breast cancer and has been battling it for 4 years. How did I not know this? Why haven't I been keeping in touch with my best friend? What kind of friend have I been? That family has done so much for me and I didn't even know Jayne was sick. I hate it, I hate that she is fighting the fight, that she has this stupid, worthless, no good crap. So after reading this status, all I could do is pick up the phone and call Ash. I didn't even know what to say. I didn't know what Ashley would say back. I should've been calling this whole time.
Well, it only took 2 seconds before we were laughing like old times. Making Jayne jokes, and cracking up! I hope I brought some brightness into Ashley's gloomy time. This family has a strength that is beyond amazing. They will all come together and fight this crap, they will again beat it. Ash and I decided that only crazy B-words get breast cancer, because only crazy women can show it who is boss. I like that theory! I loved laughing with Ashley again, I miss her so much. She brought a piece of happy into my gloom! Best friends have a way of doing that. No matter how long it has been since you last spoke, you can always pick up right where you left off. I love that!!!
As long as I am able I will continue to laugh with Ashley and love her like a sister. Like I said this family is amazing. Jayne is crazy amazing and I can't wait to get questioned by her again soon! She is a strong, stubborn woman and if anyone can beat cancer she can. Lord knows she isn't going down without a fight. A true inspiration. A bit of color during a gloomy time!
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