Sunday, January 20, 2008

a downpour of sorts...

i posted jessie's quote last week focusing mostly on the part about the crazed monkey. how he'd grabbed hold of my silly girl guts and had given me a good shake. not really realizing that the rest of my week would pull out all the stops and my life would be flooded with old friends and new friends... and just as her quote speaks louder than ever... i'd recognize it all exactly for what it was. a downpour of sorts. of genuine happiness. of good people, good food, of happy hearts and even better music. a downpour of true love and pulling together.
this... in no particular order...is how you saved me this week:

{you} rang my doorbell just as i'd taken a big deep breath of "i'm not sure if i can do much more of this day, today." you came armed with secret soul touching music and shared your talent of noticing the pretty ones that most people don't even hear. you were only here a moment but these songs have flooded my home/life/heart this entire week.

{you} watched my boy for hours. took him in and let him run a muck and jump on couches and laugh and fed his belly good. no questions asked. which allowed me to put on my headphones and turn them up all the way, so that i could give this house of mine a good sparkle. you have no idea how this saved me.

{you}, your sweet family and your spring-in-a-can came over for an afternoon of watercolor, happy kids and good conversation. you are full of inspiring everything. your heart is huge. do you know how much it means to this girl? this not-so-brave, sorta crazy girl? that you've noticed what i'm really made of?

{you} sent me a big ol' box of happy things. every single detail had you written all over it and i am in awe of your talents. not just what was in that box but the way that you have followed your heart and paved your path. do you mind that i tag-along? that i click through your pages and wish that i had been brave enough to do that or go there? thank you for thinking of me. for putting such lovely pieces of there into a box and sending them here.
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{you} hopped on a first class flight at the last minute with my daddy and spent the weekend taking in the sights and sounds and salty smells of sea-town. my heart smiles at the thought of the two of you holding hands and telling secrets. my heart smiles at the thought of you taking care of you.

{you} put four candles on your little boy's forty dollar pirate cake. i loved celebrating him and what having you guys here in this town really means. it means taking giant leaps and being brave. and every year that he gets one year older and brighter and happier... it means that you're making it.

{you} sent me an email, just a quick hello to say that you can relate. and {you} left me a voicemail and oh! how i've missed your voice. and {you} wore those striped socks that make me giggle, while you did the dishes. {you} whispered twinkle twinkle little star all.by.yourself and {you} started walking!!!! {you} wore your pretty red coat and you've totally got that momma glow. and {you} told me you miss me.

you've saved me this week. and yes. i recognize it all for exactly what it is. a pretty little downpour of sorts. a downpour of good things...

22 comments:

  1. oh im pretty creative. i think i can come up with a pretty interesting thing for you.
    as long as one day i get a little creativity in exchange perhaps?
    because i know you are crafty as well.

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  2. New or old, friends seem to be the thing that make the hard times in life bearable! I am SO glad that you have so many friends looking out for you!

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  3. lindsay you write so well! Gosh darn it you do! :)

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  4. Yeah. I'm not really sure how you do it, but every time I read one of your posts, I feel smarter. {does that sound silly?}You make my brain work in a way that it's not used to, but enjoys. I love your ability to fully express what is going on in your head/heart. I have trouble navigating that passage between my brain and my fingertips.

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  5. do you like this stuff?
    have you already seen?
    i want you to make me something on there.
    www.purlbee.com
    it reminds me of you

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  6. there are really cool fabrics i like on there

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  7. I hear you on this one, recently I also have felt my own little downpour of sorts, and it's in these moments you truly know that someone is always watching over you!

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  8. Any time that you can feel the love of others, especially in ways that are completely unexpected, I say makes for a wonderful week indeed. I'm so glad that you have felt so much love in your life from these amazing people.

    We definitely need to get together sometime ;)

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  9. I wish I was one of those downpours, use me more Lin. Where did you get all these friends?!

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  10. Yes, a downpour would be great about now in this gloom called winter.

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  11. You must be the one that everyone raves about. Thanks for posting the 5 stars on my blog. Sounds like you are amongst some of my favorite people. Your words are like poetry. You have a way of drawing people to you. You must sparkle I bet.

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  12. my background is cool fabric off that purlbee site. im trying to make my blog cool like you guys i guess. and also i have been asking everyone or anyone if they will take a washington trip with me. no one is taking me seriously. and i want to come see your house. yes kody has dark hair. and me too. and i think tonight i am going to highlight it up or something. tell andrey that kody has been missing him.

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  13. did you forget that chicken is a girl!? franklin is the trannie. haaha

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  14. That was really nice. All the little things to be grateful for! My sister does that for me. Once a week she comes and saves my life : ) Sometimes twice. It's just nice to have someone to share it all with, to unload with, to get crazy with. You are so sweet Lindsay!

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  15. reno is bored out of his mind and i am wandering around wondering what to do. you should come over.

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  16. and I let you cry on my shoulder when you were sad about heath. dont you forget that.

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  17. my poetry page didn't disappear although i never write in it anymore. i always start over and forget about the oldies. maybe i'll keep this one for a little longer. maybe i'll go put some poetry up on my other one.

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  18. Is there room for one more? I love this description of your week. I love the way you notice, appreciate, need and are impacted. I'm glad you had your downpour...you defintely are the YOU for a lot of people.

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  19. Lindsay, I just saw your commment on my blog and it made my day! I got so much flack for that movie review and I can't tell you how happy it made me to read you felt the same way! I have enjoyed reading your comments immensely on Danyelle's and Marilyn's and others' blogs. I'm so glad you found your way to mine!

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  20. i do have big big windows.
    and our floors dont creak, because we have stone floors.

    but its a farm house. we grow christmas trees.
    and we sell chestnuts and walnuts . because we have little trees.

    and my mom grows sunflowers in a big patch
    and sells vases of those.

    its cute . i like my house.

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