You know what I love about books?
All books. Fiction, nonfiction, mysteries, romances, biographies, picture books, all books.
The story. I love the thrill of a story. I love turning the page and learning new things, and putting the pieces together to create an elaborate web of beauty to immerse yourself in for hours.
The way that all the big things and some of the little things always end up having meaning in that story. It is the story of someone. Or someones. And for the time that you are reading that book you take on the role of someone else. You live another life, completely separate from your own.
What if someone were to write a book about your life. What would they include?
Because, of my life so far, I know what I would include. Little and big.
The bits and pieces and chunks that will make up who I am.
A Mother who always loved me unconditionally, a Daddy who chose to take me in as his little girl, a Brother who has always been wiser than I, and two artistic, and caring Sisters. All of whom bring sunshine to my darkest days. And allow me to draw strength when I am weak. They would be at the centre of my story.
Our struggles and successes. Those would also be part of my story.
Standing by my Daddy and easing his pain in his final moments, surrounded by family and love. That would be a part of my story.
My God, my Faith, my Hope. He would be a big part of my story.
Friends that have come and gone. Friends who have stayed. Friends who love me for who I am, no matter what. They would be in my story.
Sunday school, and nursing, and adventures.
Some things that were fun, but also things that were scary. And ultimately things that changed me.
And now I face this. Four months of working with people who are passing from one life to the next in the very place my Daddy did the same.
And now I face this. I'm at a climax. Everything has been leading up to and preparing me for this. And with the help of my family, friends, and two Daddy's in heaven I will take this on and do whatever I am meant to do there.
This is the beginning of a new adventure.
This is part of my story.
