tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4795026946181152215.post2401634595653627693..comments2024-03-08T05:20:15.941-06:00Comments on The Westra World: what cancer is teaching me...Vickyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02595982706357639001noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4795026946181152215.post-81519488372310383242014-06-05T00:56:24.611-05:002014-06-05T00:56:24.611-05:00So WONDERFUL to see the lake again! And to see the...So WONDERFUL to see the lake again! And to see the snow GONE! And to see everything springing to life and fish jumping and boys hopping to. I miss seeing Carole in the pictures at the lake house but it's so beautiful in how it reflects her touch. Miss seeing your dad's dear, friendly face, too. He was my "if-I-had-a-dad dad" but, you know that. You captured the beauty of this area so perfectly. Could look at those pictures for a long span. And I can't wait until you're back treading deep water - and not as a metaphor! Now on to check on the surgery......Robynn's Ravingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02619286823020924023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4795026946181152215.post-79295977923463788552014-05-31T17:32:56.032-05:002014-05-31T17:32:56.032-05:00Such a lovely post! and boy do I remember the joy ...Such a lovely post! and boy do I remember the joy of pike fishing.!<br />Sure is fun to live by the lake.You never get tired of the sunsets or of the shimmering water.<br />Then to find those special places hidden from every one except the animals to enjoy.<br />God is great isn't he? He knows how to feed the soul.A Lady's Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11973102350411443282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4795026946181152215.post-57096642558583446942014-05-29T17:23:40.621-05:002014-05-29T17:23:40.621-05:00Yes, it was a good weekend. Both boys were home an...Yes, it was a good weekend. Both boys were home and I was able to work. Up until this year, evenings and weekends were getting old but after not working a few months, those few hours out are a blessing. It's just like you said in a post above, "Things change".DonnaBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16191978009989427997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4795026946181152215.post-18600063335614866992014-05-29T09:46:35.230-05:002014-05-29T09:46:35.230-05:00Thank you sweet friend- such a pleasure to have yo...Thank you sweet friend- such a pleasure to have you along for the journey. Love you right back~Vickyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02595982706357639001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4795026946181152215.post-57699575695286768532014-05-29T09:45:30.719-05:002014-05-29T09:45:30.719-05:00Hilary- I am not alone in that camp- we all marvel...Hilary- I am not alone in that camp- we all marvel at how much you do considering what you are faced with- you dear are also amazing!! Vickyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02595982706357639001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4795026946181152215.post-86343238827060643062014-05-29T09:44:37.657-05:002014-05-29T09:44:37.657-05:00Eileen- how wonderful that it was only 10 minutes ...Eileen- how wonderful that it was only 10 minutes away! I can only imagine the adventure and fun awaiting you. Our summers are so treasured and fleeting and we pack as much into them as possible! Love and hugs to you!Vickyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02595982706357639001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4795026946181152215.post-81706425906659494602014-05-29T09:42:49.381-05:002014-05-29T09:42:49.381-05:00I think it took a long time for me to grow comfort...I think it took a long time for me to grow comfortable in the deeper water. I truly had to battle fear and nerves about having enough strength to last when not touching the wall, or not knowing the depth of the lake and if that would become an issue. I was a skinny girl and definitely had to build up some stamina before I truly felt my mind ease into being able to do it! I have a feeling most of my pictures emulate the very surrounding you have right now in your new place! Hope you are still enjoying them! Much love to you!Vickyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02595982706357639001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4795026946181152215.post-80760403033303870452014-05-29T09:36:30.143-05:002014-05-29T09:36:30.143-05:00Thank you Katie- blessings to you as well! Thank you Katie- blessings to you as well! Vickyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02595982706357639001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4795026946181152215.post-36807726615882762642014-05-29T09:35:59.747-05:002014-05-29T09:35:59.747-05:00You always have such wisdom to share through your ...You always have such wisdom to share through your own perspective and I think we all have come to love that point of view and look forward to what your take will be! Thankful for you friend- I equally learn as much from you! Vickyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02595982706357639001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4795026946181152215.post-11732612579924951572014-05-29T09:20:19.073-05:002014-05-29T09:20:19.073-05:00I'm glad you can relate to my experience throu...I'm glad you can relate to my experience through words- although I'm sorry you were feeling poorly health-wise. Hopefully you found some reprieve and some rejuvenation through your travels as well! Vickyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02595982706357639001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4795026946181152215.post-62584412466760005332014-05-29T09:17:26.964-05:002014-05-29T09:17:26.964-05:00I am in the midst of something like that as well! ...I am in the midst of something like that as well! Back to greens, veggies, some fruits, and whole grains and almond milk. It sure does give my energy a boost and so its worth the sacrifice for now. Thank you for coming here to share in my weekend- I pray yours was good as well!Vickyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02595982706357639001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4795026946181152215.post-91569294770509875262014-05-29T09:14:18.868-05:002014-05-29T09:14:18.868-05:00Thank you Susan- as do your thoughtful and kind wo...Thank you Susan- as do your thoughtful and kind words- always bless me so! Vickyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02595982706357639001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4795026946181152215.post-66481598627311623142014-05-29T09:13:02.189-05:002014-05-29T09:13:02.189-05:00Thanks Karen- foal- that was probably the word I w...Thanks Karen- foal- that was probably the word I was looking for :)Vickyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02595982706357639001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4795026946181152215.post-12566630652387133102014-05-29T09:12:22.468-05:002014-05-29T09:12:22.468-05:00Thanks so much Verna- I hope you and Bud are doing...Thanks so much Verna- I hope you and Bud are doing well too! Think of you often and the grands and hope you are spending time with them and enjoying some good weather! Vickyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02595982706357639001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4795026946181152215.post-19601453191536625872014-05-29T08:36:09.387-05:002014-05-29T08:36:09.387-05:00Bonnie- that is a glorious phrase- resonates deepl...Bonnie- that is a glorious phrase- resonates deeply with me- "the fullness of being." I'm very honored you would see those qualities through my writing. I realize how much better I have been feeling and how much I missed last year. I'm doing what I can to make up time- it feels like a gift to feel so well and have the opportunity to do these things. Thank you for your thoughtful words! Vickyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02595982706357639001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4795026946181152215.post-51856360031690259132014-05-29T08:31:55.674-05:002014-05-29T08:31:55.674-05:00I especially love your thoughts about Rick… he wou...I especially love your thoughts about Rick… he would much rather teach me, or anyone who wants to learn for that matter. He doesn't ever hold back on sharing what he knows. The irony to me is how much I used to resist stopping for him all the time. I simply wanted to get where we were going, and he'd want to stop and shoot photos along the way. My how I have changed! Vickyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02595982706357639001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4795026946181152215.post-76686778940374190192014-05-29T08:29:23.307-05:002014-05-29T08:29:23.307-05:00Happy belated Birthday to your grandsons! Teenage...Happy belated Birthday to your grandsons! Teenagers now- oh goodness-it does go by quickly. And taller than you at only 13? Wow! Vickyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02595982706357639001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4795026946181152215.post-57818170533912284812014-05-29T06:57:11.222-05:002014-05-29T06:57:11.222-05:00Exquisite. Absolutely exquisite. This one was such...Exquisite. Absolutely exquisite. This one was such an exhilarating journey for me to travel with you.<br /><br />LOVED, LOVED, LOVED IT. <br />Love you. Julie Garmonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09774724750356986307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4795026946181152215.post-74818826501768711302014-05-28T20:14:03.497-05:002014-05-28T20:14:03.497-05:00It never fails to amaze me how you can find so muc...It never fails to amaze me how you can find so much beauty in the face of cancer. You are amazing.Hilaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02528439226293446420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4795026946181152215.post-32137948844935558212014-05-28T18:27:59.355-05:002014-05-28T18:27:59.355-05:00Beautiful pictures, Vicky! It refreshes ones soul ...Beautiful pictures, Vicky! It refreshes ones soul to just sit back and enjoy the beauty of God's creation in a beautiful, peaceful setting. The memories I have of my grandparents' house at the lake are just as yours. It was only about 10 miles from our house but it felt like so much more and we spent many a day there swimming and having cookouts with family. <br /><br />Sending love and hugs, EileenEileenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16947736452675597121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4795026946181152215.post-19027527030916504492014-05-28T07:54:26.772-05:002014-05-28T07:54:26.772-05:00were does one begin....your words, so eloquent and...were does one begin....your words, so eloquent and beautiful, exspreesing much more then what each word truly means! the pictures...oh my...gorgeous. Each and every one..that painting of what you wrote... The cabin looks so inviting, the lake like a dream scape...the meadow so tranquil and the baby colts... so beautiful. the loved ones in your pictures, living, enjoying, feeling, being... I am a swimmer too. Like you as a child I had no problems jumping into the deap dark water...even the temp of the water didn't bother me because I loved loved to swim. I would push myself to swim across lakes...and under water. The breast stroke and the butterfly. But somewhere this desire to swim like that faded..I think because I am to busy keeping and eye out for little ones around water..and my husband cant swim... Yet I have that choice and once again you pointed out..what we take for granted..that choice has not been yours to make. So I pray that your upcoming surgery goes well, so that you can 'enjoy' swimming again. For me being under water was like being in a different world..I loved the feel of the water around me, the quiet, muffle of the sounds above...sometimes I pretended i was a mermaid :) Vicky, your pictures all of them..you were in each moment..seeing all the beauty around you...capturing light and leaves and spider web's, wild life, baby colts, sunset's and lakes and loves! What a beautiful post! Much love and hugs!On a Wing and a Prayerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11254390486126765402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4795026946181152215.post-6623238686850286452014-05-28T07:27:58.525-05:002014-05-28T07:27:58.525-05:00Beautiful post, Vicky. The pictures are breathtak...Beautiful post, Vicky. The pictures are breathtaking. God bless...Preppy Empty Nesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13446028963455322844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4795026946181152215.post-86400207072372831712014-05-27T22:21:55.206-05:002014-05-27T22:21:55.206-05:00Oh my sweet friend,
As I tour through your weekend...Oh my sweet friend,<br />As I tour through your weekend with these poignant photographs, I am so struck by<br />the circle of life...of beginnings and endings. New colts with their Mamas, new grass, a new season after a long, long winter. A huge missing of Carole at the lake, her spirit everywhere,<br />a passing of waders from one generation to the next, and the picture of your sweet Colton, teary eyed, missing his Grandma and Grandpa.<br /><br />I love the song from "Fiddler on the Roof"...Sunrise, Sunset, quickly flow the years. One season following the other. Laden with happiness and tears." And your sunset pictures gave me such a sense of peace. I chuckle at the notion of you and Rick sneaking off for time together! :)<br /><br />Thank you, thank you, sweet Vicky, for sharing this journey with us. You are "becoming" in all of these life-lessons. Thank you for your transparency as you articulate what cancer is teaching you....you are truly teaching us.<br /><br />Love you to the moon and back, sweet friend! <br />Prayers always, love, and warm hugs!<br />Linda<br />Linda Seppa Salisburyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13336969827398454131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4795026946181152215.post-34680379924643423232014-05-27T19:47:04.186-05:002014-05-27T19:47:04.186-05:00It's always a blessing to stop by your blog, V...It's always a blessing to stop by your blog, Vicky. And I have felt this too, most recently on choir tour to NYC. My body was not up for it, but my spirit was. Yes, I know this well: "...was letting go of the wall- pushing off into the deep end. Willing my body to go where my spirit led." Thanks for putting it into words for me, friend. I loved your photos. Just loved them. Roxane B. Salonenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01459456545891720716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4795026946181152215.post-5377708841013231972014-05-27T17:52:31.730-05:002014-05-27T17:52:31.730-05:00Thank you so much for sharing your weekend in phot...Thank you so much for sharing your weekend in photo and word. The photos are so beautiful. Your words about sacrificing for health is so true. Sacrifices must be made now to give our bodies all they need to heal. I was until Sunday evening following a strict diet focusing on more vegetables and eliminating as much sugar and carbs from my diet as possible. It gets old real fast especially on a holiday weekend. Anyway, thank you again for sharing your wonderful weekend. Continuing to pray for healing and help.DonnaBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16191978009989427997noreply@blogger.com