This reminded me of our discussion on Forgiveness on Sunday and thought it might just speak to others as it did to me! Peace, Andrea

Life, the universe, the Divine, God has a unique way of reminding us that we’re not alone on our journey and sometimes no matter how bad we think our lives are there are people out there they’re going through similar or worse situations. This morning I ran into a friend of mine that I worked with a VA who retired a few years ago just like I did. He had his own battle with cancer and is now a cancer survivor. I would see him walking the neighborhood with his wife on a fairly regular basis over the last couple years. I saw him this morning and stopped just to say hi and catch up with him and he told me that his wife died in January from pancreatic cancer. She was diagnosed in mid 2025 and five months later she died. She had been to three different doctors who missed the diagnosis. Finally, she went to a cardiologist who did some more extensive testing and made the diagnosis. I expressed my deepest condolences and sympathies for his loss. He said that he has been in grief counseling since she died. I told him that I thought that was a very good thing. I told him that people can be very sympathetic, but unless they’ve gone through the loss of a close love one they truly don’t understand what a person is going through. My thoughts and prayers are with him and his family. I know that God is great and will watch over them and guide them through this journey of grief and rebuilding their lives without their loved one. This is a reminder for us all to cherish every moment, especially the ones we have with our friends and loved ones. After I drove away I found a place to park and I had a good cry

Let’s start a thread of comments here sending love and positive thoughts to our fearless leader & the creator of Kettle & Candle…….Pam💗

For some odd reason I thought we had a meeting tonight...5/26... It's probably a trick of the upcoming full moon. Just wondering how everyone is doing and how they're advancing along. All is fine here... We're scheduling an end of life planning at our church with an attorney. I am going to meet with the attorney to see about collaboration. 🤗🤗🤗