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jill johnson's avatar

Love carries it first--- yes, and yes.

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Almut | The Weary Pilgrim's avatar

Yes, indeed 🙏

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Kiki's avatar

This line is sticking with me - "In trial and triumph, in exhaustion and embrace, in despair and delight, know this: you are held always in the warm embrace of Love eternal." A beautiful mantra to hold onto through the flux of life. Prayers for you, Chuck, and your family <3

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Chuck Huff's avatar

KiKi, My thanks for this. I worked and reworked that bit until it felt deeper and more like song. And my sincere thanks for your prayers. I am deeply in need of them. -C

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Kristen Wolfenbarger's avatar

This is for me in ways I do not yet understand, but I will know when I need to know, for love carries this, and me, and us.

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Chuck Huff's avatar

Kristen, you are right that even (especially) when we do not understand, love carries us. Thank you.

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Almut | The Weary Pilgrim's avatar

Thank you for your poetic words, Kristen, beautifully said 🙏

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Kraft, Katherine's avatar

Prayers for Chuck, his mother, you and Hannah. Grateful Chuck is recovering.

Lovely photos and poem. Thank you.

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Almut | The Weary Pilgrim's avatar

Bless you for your kind words, S Katherine 🙏

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Bernd Herbek's avatar

Die Ewige Liebe trägst es zuerst – ist für mich eine berührende Erkenntnis – danke dafür

Grüße aus Deutschland von Bernd Herbek

Love eternal carries it first - This is a touching insight for me – thank you for that.

Greetings from Germany, Bernd Herbek

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Anne Walter's avatar

Hang on to the bits of your mothers that remain.... the core is there for now and that is a blessing... even if it feels like being "in between".

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Almut | The Weary Pilgrim's avatar

Yes, she is still there, and in good spirits, mostly. even if her lucid moments become more rare. Warm greetings to you, Anne.

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Jeffrey's avatar

Oh my, what a beautiful and sweet reflection. Love the pictures, too!

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Almut | The Weary Pilgrim's avatar

Bless you,Jeffrey, and thank you for being here with us.

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Tina Caliga's avatar

The universe, she carries us in her heart. Love that!

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Almut | The Weary Pilgrim's avatar

Thank you, Tina, I think the image is a bit inspired by Hildegard of bingen’s beautiful illumination of the cosmos, which shows a Divine figure holding the whole universe in motherly embrace.

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lorraine coscia-ackerman's avatar

She carried it first. Appreciate the she pronoun! Thank you.

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Almut | The Weary Pilgrim's avatar

Yes, Lorraine, I appreciate that also. Hildegard of Bingen speaks about this love as lady caritas.

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Nancy Burnett's avatar

Even now,

Even here…

💕

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Almut | The Weary Pilgrim's avatar

Even today… 🙏

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Elaine - The Woodland Crone's avatar

"you are held always in the warm embrace of Love eternal." Beautiful ❤️🙏

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Cindy Modlin Adams's avatar

What a soul wrenching time yet such beautiful words from you both. Thank you 🙏🏻

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Almut | The Weary Pilgrim's avatar

Both, Soul wrenching and beautiful makes for our life’s dialectic, doesn’t it, dear Cindy?

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Marcia F's avatar

“Love eternal carries it first . . “❤️

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Becky Fredregill's avatar

Love this💜

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