So, what's new?
It's been a while since the last posting. Since then I had left a retail job, kept my part time gig at a local children's museum and started working my first teaching job. While teaching I was hired at another school district *that I am very pleased with*. My new job starts in the fall. After 10 weeks of 7th grade art I finished off the school year with a trip to Maui, Hawaii where I got married to my High School Sweetheart. The ceremony was a private sunset affair followed by lovely dinner with family. While in Hawaii my very loved brother in law lost his fight with pancreatic cancer. He had just turned 37. We flew home for services and family support. Life is different now. I normally have the words, I generally have some deep rooted emotion that might muster up some kind of poetic connection to this tragedy.. Not this time.
My heart breaks for my brave sister and her loss. Her life is turning the page to this new chapter and all within light speed. As a mom of a 3 year old, days must pass, never having enough time to go, do, run. Nights must stay too long. The silence of bedroom is deafening.
My life has revolved around pictures for the past 7 years. Hungry for something captured, amused by memories. I live for my photographs. Jim has been my 2 year muse for snapping shots whenever in his presence. These digital memories are like whispers of love, laughter, togetherness and candidness. When I think of Jim, I think of all the times we waited just to hear ourselves talk, never really listening to each other. Then something happened when his son was born, I started to listen. His words became valuable. I want sure at the time why.
I wasn't there for his passing, I was in Hawaii getting ready for my wedding. But I believe we had our goodbye. It was back at the hospital when the doctors said there was nothing more they could do. We embraced and his words were like pure poetry. We both looked at each other full of tears and said that we loved each other. I had never said those words to him. I am glad we had that moment. I will always remember, honor, and love my brother in law Jim.
My heart breaks for my brave sister and her loss. Her life is turning the page to this new chapter and all within light speed. As a mom of a 3 year old, days must pass, never having enough time to go, do, run. Nights must stay too long. The silence of bedroom is deafening.
My life has revolved around pictures for the past 7 years. Hungry for something captured, amused by memories. I live for my photographs. Jim has been my 2 year muse for snapping shots whenever in his presence. These digital memories are like whispers of love, laughter, togetherness and candidness. When I think of Jim, I think of all the times we waited just to hear ourselves talk, never really listening to each other. Then something happened when his son was born, I started to listen. His words became valuable. I want sure at the time why.
I wasn't there for his passing, I was in Hawaii getting ready for my wedding. But I believe we had our goodbye. It was back at the hospital when the doctors said there was nothing more they could do. We embraced and his words were like pure poetry. We both looked at each other full of tears and said that we loved each other. I had never said those words to him. I am glad we had that moment. I will always remember, honor, and love my brother in law Jim.
posted by Rebeccashane at 12:34 AM
2 Comments:
Congrats on your wedding. Best wishes to you and your family as you deal with your loss.
Come back. When're you coming back? Just cause you're married doesn't mean the love affair is over. Oooh, speaking of coming back, I'm pretty sure I first heard of the blog TooMuchInfo through you. That guy jake is back. It's called zoomdoggle.com.
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