Mumblings From Troy Ohio: Greetings from Indiana

Sunday, June 22, 2008

Greetings from Indiana

I'll bet your wondering why everything's so quiet over here, aren't you? Well, my sister and I drove to South Bend, Indiana yesterday and we're visiting with our brother and sister-in-law. Andrew and Samuel are adjusting to having a third child, and a girl at that, involved in the mix. So stay tuned for some great pictures, and we'll see y'all soon!

1 comment:

Dave said...: Gads -- I was wondering why you haven't posted for a it!; June 22, 2008 at 6:59 PM

A Pair of Shoes

~author unknown

I am wearing a pair of shoes.
They are ugly shoes.
Uncomfortable shoes.
I hate my shoes.
Each day I wear them, and each day I wish I had another pair.
Some days my shoes hurt so bad that I do not think I can take another step.
Yet, I continue to wear them.
I get funny looks wearing these shoes.
They are looks of sympathy.
I can tell in others eyes that they are glad they are my shoes and not theirs.
They never talk about my shoes.
To learn how awful my shoes are might make them uncomfortable.
To truly understand these shoes you must walk in them.
But, once you put them on, you can never take them off.
I now realize that I am not the only one who wears these shoes. There are many pairs in this world.
Some woman are like me and ache daily as they try and walk in them.
Some have learned how to walk in them so they don't hurt quite as much.
Some have worn the shoes so long that days will go by before they think about how much they hurt.
No woman deserves to wear these shoes.
Yet, because of these shoes I am a stronger woman.
These shoes have given me the strength to face anything.
They have made me who I am.
I will forever walk in the shoes of a woman who has lost a child.