vrijdag 31 augustus 2012

the love for words


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Something
very special
blogging has brought me
is
learning so much more
beautiful words
in other languages 

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when I read 
them
on other blogs
my heart jumps
and I always write them down
and look for them in 
my dictionary

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why did I not learn
those words in school ?
Learn to love another language ?
All I remember
is having to learn 
series of words

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and now 
a whole world is opened
and I LOVE IT

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woensdag 29 augustus 2012

small things...... great ideas


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LOVE
how
little things
can inspire
 BIG-TIME
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sometimes
just one look 
and you know 

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a new idea is born

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so
watch out
and be surprised
by something
waiting for you 
to be 
a new idea

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zaterdag 25 augustus 2012

surprises


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I always 
LOVE
what the dandelion 
shows us 

her yellow flowers
look amazing
already 
and than
she transformes
into this
transparent fragile 
SPHERICAL
wonder
of nature
for each and every 
little fluffy seed 
waits
patiently
for the wind to come
and take it
and than the wonder
starts all over again 
and
THAT IS
TO ME 
THE 
WONDERSURPRISE
of BLOGGING too
each blogpost
is like a dandelion
and the little sparkling seeds/words
are taken
and bring inspirations
everywhere
and who will find them
that's up to us 

I love 
AUTUMN
for showing 
me 

reminding me 

to be greatful
for all the surprises
they are 
all around
to be found 

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woensdag 22 augustus 2012

Eva's first time on the beach


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Last sunday
my granddaughter
E*V*A
visited
THE BEACH
for the very FIRST time
with her father
who is my firstborn son
and her mother
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In Haamstede
my most favorite beach
EVER
because that's
where my parents lived
and we had many
many many summers
on that beach 
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Wish I could live
there too
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hope your summerdays
are blessed 
and happy 
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maandag 20 augustus 2012

it really touches me


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my heart
has been in
being a teacher
for many many
 happy years
*
*
now times
have changed
*

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I am no longer
working
as a teacher
but
I am a grandmother
now since a year
and that's
helping
A LOT
to overcome
*

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at first
when my health
made me stay
at home
my heart hearts the most
*

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of course 
HOME
is where
THE HEART
is
But a kind of HOME
was for me also
my classroom

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Oh how I loved
being a 
nursery teacher

*

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So many beautiful
and inspiring
children
and parents
were welcomed here
*

*
sometimes
for many years
because
brothers and sisters
came too
*

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we shared
so so much
and wonderful
MEMORIES
are in my heart
forever
*

*
because
it had not been
my decision
to stop
but 
my healt
made me stop
it was 
HARD

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I had to learn
a lot 
before
my heart 
could understand
what happened

*

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to see
the present
THE PRESENT
that was given to me
I had to unwrap
like paper .......
but than
years
experiences
memories
and

*
let time do 
the healing
showing
me 

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brightness
clarity
to
count my
 BLESSINGS


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being
a mother of FOUR
and a mother-in-law
and a GRANDMOTHER

*

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new doors
are opened
and my heart 
is filled
with
so much
to be ready
for the years
to come

*

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I hope
we all can share
our journeys
for many many years
because
BLOGGING
has been 
of great importance
to me
*

*
where-ever
you are
THANK YOU
so much
for being here 

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zaterdag 11 augustus 2012

Is n't she lovely ?


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my daughter
ANNA MARIA CHARLOTTE
did a roadtrip
with a friend
France
Italy

she wanted to visit
the beautiful
colorful little village
she saw on Pinterest !

and she did !

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hope you visit
something wonderful too 
this summer 

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vrijdag 10 augustus 2012

Is n't she lovely ?


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Here she is 
my little Eva
my granddaughter
almost 15 months now
with her mother
having 
a picknick
in the park

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SHE
is the sunshine
in our lifes 
for shure

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Happy sunshine
for all of you 

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woensdag 8 augustus 2012

ZEEUWS





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My sister
bought my two daugthers
this bags

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She lives in the part of Holland
called ZEELAND
and some people
are wearing costumes
very beautiful
See the picture above
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and someone
has taken that to another
CREATIVE plan
and 
designed BAGS
and postcards

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I LOVE that

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maandag 6 augustus 2012

beginnings and endings



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This is me
and my granddaugther EVA
born May - 24 - 2011

a new life
and we all celebrated
her coming in our lifes

We also already celebrated
her FIRST birthday
and so much happened
in her first year
We are getting to
know her
more and more and more

How wonderful
it is
each and every person
is so very much
his or her OWN/SELF

unique

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my 6 years younger sister
is in the Hospitium now
and she will have to say
GOODBEYE
to her life soon

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At first
when we heard
the bad/sad news
we were all so
very very sad
and
it was like
a black book
was given
to me

and than
as time went by
there was a lot
of talking
about what happened
and about her
and lots of memories
came
from all directions
like beautiful
colourful pictures
to collect
in the black book
that was given to me

my children
also dealing with the grieve
of loosing their aunt soon ,
have wonderful
memories
they shared with me
and
my sisters life
the life she lived
the life we shared as sisters
all is coming
into the book
of her life again
and
of course
it's sad she will not be
around
much sooner
than we thought and expected
but
that's life too

We never now
but we do know
life is a very special gift
worth celebrating
at the beginning
but also at the end
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donderdag 2 augustus 2012

confused

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Go on ?
or stop ?
share ?
or not ?
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I loved blogging
since I started .
and I still do .
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It's easy to share
HAPPINESS
and 
all the comments
and connections
bring so much 

JOY
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but now 
something happened
in my family
and I do have to share
so you know
why I am not here
as much as I wanted
and also 
why I cannot share
just happy images
and joyful words
at the moment
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My middle sister
was diagnosed
with longcancer
two weeks ago
and it's very very bad.

She already had a bad health
because of longemphysema
and now this .
because of her weekness
there can be nothing done anymore

so 
within two weeks
she
and her family
and we 
her brother and sisters
had to deal with A LOT

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all has been talked about
all arrangements have been made
she declines by day

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today
she is moving
to a hospitium
Her own wish

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I still cannot believe
this is happening
We , my brother and other sister
and me had a long meeting
to share and talk about
all what's to be done

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Of course I have also
my own children
who are suddenly
about to loose
a very sweet aunt
They also have their grief

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Now you know
why I cannot be
blogging
the way I prefere 

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I must admit 
it is also a very special time
we are sharing as a family

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My sister always
loved the sky by night
always watching the stars 

now she is leaving us soon
to be one herself