{"id":675,"date":"2016-06-26T09:33:04","date_gmt":"2016-06-26T13:33:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tamara.tedzplace.ca\/?p=675"},"modified":"2016-06-26T09:33:04","modified_gmt":"2016-06-26T13:33:04","slug":"to-somehow-finding-our-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tamara.tedzplace.ca\/?p=675","title":{"rendered":"to somehow finding our way &#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>news this morning<br \/>\nhits my husband first<br \/>\nand then to me<\/p>\n<p>the sudden and completely unexpected death<span class=\"text_exposed_show\"><br \/>\nof a friend<br \/>\na wife<br \/>\na mother<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"text_exposed_show\">\n<p>and we are left shocked<br \/>\nand saddened<br \/>\nsat in stunned<br \/>\nsilence<\/p>\n<p>I am suddenly<br \/>\ncovered in goosebumps<br \/>\nhands are ice cold<br \/>\nand I am shaking<br \/>\nunable to process&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>the mind races<br \/>\nthe heart aches<br \/>\na son without his mother<br \/>\na husband without his<br \/>\npartner<br \/>\na family,<br \/>\nwithout &#8230;<\/p>\n<p>and friends,<br \/>\nand friends,<br \/>\nand<br \/>\nfriends<\/p>\n<p>it can&#8217;t &#8230;<br \/>\nI can&#8217;t &#8230;<br \/>\ndoesn&#8217;t make sense<br \/>\nmy stomach turns<br \/>\nand I feel sick<\/p>\n<p>I can hear your voice<br \/>\nI can see your smile<br \/>\nthat lights into a<br \/>\nlovely sarcastic grin<br \/>\nthat laugh!<\/p>\n<p>not a delicate flower<br \/>\na straight-forward<br \/>\nsharp shooter<br \/>\nyet beautiful<br \/>\nin the very real sense<br \/>\nof herself<\/p>\n<p>not inclined<br \/>\nto mush<br \/>\nbut oh so kind<br \/>\nand caring<br \/>\njust the same<\/p>\n<p>I have a fondness<br \/>\nfor strong intelligent women<br \/>\nand as she knew &#8211; great nurses<br \/>\nand wicked sharp wit<br \/>\nand Nancy was indeed<br \/>\nall of these things<\/p>\n<p>we shared a love of books<br \/>\nthe transformation of children<br \/>\nhusbands<br \/>\nand<br \/>\nhome<br \/>\nlife<\/p>\n<p>how to possibly balance<br \/>\nthe elation in my own home<br \/>\nthis morning<br \/>\nwith the absolute<br \/>\ndevastation<br \/>\nin yours<\/p>\n<p>it&#8217;s so hard to process<\/p>\n<p>this news<\/p>\n<p>it&#8217;s not right<br \/>\nit&#8217;s NOT RIGHT<br \/>\nIT&#8217;S<br \/>\nJUST<br \/>\nNOT<br \/>\nRIGHT!!!<\/p>\n<p>how do we..<br \/>\nhow can we..<br \/>\nhow..<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Hold on to each other<br \/>\nthat&#8217;s all I know<br \/>\nhold hands<br \/>\nhold hearts<br \/>\nhold<br \/>\ntogether<\/p>\n<p>and be gentle<\/p>\n<p>I don&#8217;t know how we find comfort<br \/>\nI don&#8217;t<br \/>\nknow<\/p>\n<p>I just know<br \/>\nwhen it&#8217;s shaky ground<br \/>\nwe&#8217;re on<br \/>\nwhen words don&#8217;t come<br \/>\ndon&#8217;t seem &#8230;<br \/>\nenough<\/p>\n<p>it&#8217;s good to<br \/>\nfind a hand<br \/>\nto hold<br \/>\nand be held<\/p>\n<p>and be kind<\/p>\n<p>because<br \/>\nwe really do<br \/>\nneed<br \/>\neach other<\/p>\n<p>we really do ..<\/p>\n<p>and so I&#8217;m sending Love<br \/>\nwherever you need it<br \/>\nmost<\/p>\n<p>today,<br \/>\nwith a heavy heart<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m sending Love.<\/p>\n<p>in loving kindness and peace, my friend \u2665<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>news this morning hits my husband first and then to me the sudden and completely unexpected death of a friend a wife a mother and we are left shocked and saddened sat in stunned silence I am suddenly covered in&hellip; 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