Redemption

My boy is OK!

Image taken by M. Coleman

He had his lump removed and it was benign..

Happy, happy me, happy happy him!


Today's favourite song: Noah and the Whale, 'Five Year's Time'

I met God at the Cowley festival

I went to a festival recently, and the most extraordinary thing happened.

There I was, minding my own business, listening to a reggae band with ex-boy. The band finished and ex-boy wanted to go and congratulate the djembe player, which we did. He was about 40ish, hippie-ish and very smiley. As we turned to go, he gave each of us a great big bear hug..

OH

MY

GOD

Something happened in that bear hug...

All I felt when he hugged me was love. Huge, all encompassing, unconditional love. I couldn't let go. When I eventually did, thinking he must think I was a nutter.. I walked away and burst into a flood of tears.

I have never, ever, felt love like that... it was pure, it was huge, but most of all it was unconditional. It felt like that no matter what I did, what I said, or who I was.. I was loved..

Was he God in dreadlocks?? .. an angel in human form? .. an ordinary but exceptionally loving person..?

I don't think it matters.

What matters is the experience, and me never forgetting it, taking it with me and gripping it tightly to never let it go...


Today's song: Joan Osbourne, 'One of Us'

Three Things I'm Looking Forward To

Three things I'm looking forward to:

1. No pain (yippeeeeeeee!).
2. More energy for my niece.
3. Dancin' (yeah!).

Today's favourite (spotted the theme yet? ;-)) song: Madonna, 'Pretender'.

Three Beautiful Things

Three beautiful things

1. Brothers and Sisters (the programme), for making me realise that the craziness {that is} my family is actually normal.
2. Maya Gold chocolate. Yummmmmmmm.
3. Lie ins with my boys when it's raining outside.

Today's favourite (80's icon) song: Madonna, 'Stay'