10/17/2010
once upon a time, i ruined someone's privacy when it was most precious. i did as asked to make it right, but felt the burn, sure that i'd never so disturb anyone again, having learned -- one.more.time. -- that it is not about me.
she was raw, she was raw in her possessiveness, she was inordinately kind, she was barely there, he was slipping and her with him, oh!
the very person whose privacy i affronted is the person i must thank for this chance to... tap the horn, but lightly, in passing mackenzie's house.
CaringBridge is a marvel. we have followed four children in their fight against cancer via the awesome journaling of their parents, who make it very easy. yes, that's it -- they make it very easy. thank you, thank you. we learn so much about good life in witnessing their love, amplified less by unspeakable fear than by the stubborn expectation of joy.
i have learned to follow the lead, and to meet at the rendez-vous.
i have learned to not define the journey.
it is important to follow instructions, and to be sufficiently in tune to recognize them when they come.
CaringBridge makes it easier.
mackenzie's mother writes that the honking of her neighbors as they drive home cheers her heart. we offer just the lightest touch, a mere beep, a virtual prayer for this child's Actual Healing.
10/20/2010
a new entry from the CaringBridge blog:
MacKenzie Anne Galbraith Stuck
April 27 1997 to October 19 2010
11:15 pm
thank you, mackenzie's mom, for sharing her, and yourself, so graciously. we have prayed for you here, yesterday, and today, and will continue to do so for many tomorrows: first, admittedly garbled expressions of thanksgiving for her release and healing; second, pointed and stern directives for comfort.
(okay, so storming heaven is not our forte... life, at least, promises to provide scads and scads of practice...
until i am an accomplished prayer warrior, if ever, god does not seem to mind that i farm out my obligations
-- to brother-units, to beloved readers, to the odd benificent animal.)
10/22/2010
Mackenzie's Mother suggests that "in lieu of flowers, please consider making donations to one of MacKenzie's favorite causes":Cool Kids Campaign Learning Center
c/o Cool Kids Campaign
9711 Monroe Street Cockeysville, MD 21030
www.coolkidscampaign.org
Casey Cares Foundation
3918 Vero Road, Suite C Baltimore, MD 21227
www.caseycaresfoundation.org
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