when the living

of a life

gets heavy laden

with  mysteries

 vague messages

visitors

food prices

philosophies

opinions

high energies

translations

revelations

& religions

i thank

good God

in heaven

for simple

mundane tasks

& the magic

innocent ways

of kittens

some days

 that's what

sustains me

sweet dreams all

blessings

beck

GndO

good morning 

i have just slept for about 14 or so hours    mmm    i have not been very present with my writing  or visiting lately but have been living  large inside what i am about to share  in part  which in my way of thinking has deeply tragic parts  but a wonderfully beautiful story about the last couple of weeks here in out little part of the hood &  a little band (non musical)   of  "helpers" & sisters   i could never tell it in complete version or it would be a book   lol   but i did take a lot of picKs 

a couple of weeks back i wrote of a threating suicide note i had received from someone close to me   one of two actually  i love this person like a sister   i had prayed as well as  talked with her about the way she was looking at situations in her life which   were not really all that bad  & encouraged her to check with her Dr. about mood swings    i also  reminded her it s universally a time of change  & there were many many in worse situations  she had carried a big load for years as a caregiver for 3 very ill family members  which are now on the otherside as well as raised a daughter alone for the most part   exhaustion seemed the culprit

later that afternoon  the neighbors  & my friend B were sitting on their front porch  talking to a stranger  who had two huge dogs barking in her car   she appeared from afar as a Norse  woman  with a big booming voice & red flaming hair  it did not surprise me she had been in radio for many years & that was her old connection to my neighbor  which she had not seen in a good while   a last stop   so to speak

the next morning  i found out  "Red "  had  slept on the floor in the neighbor's basement with her dogs   she was homeless  & had been living her in car for a couple of months   due to an amazing & heartbreaking  radical series of events    but i did not know the exact details  or depths of them until much later   she had nothing but a car &  her companions of over a decade     & GREAT sense of humor   which is infectious

well as divine timing or fate or whatever would have it   my friend  "B" invited her to stay with her  &  she would help her get back up on her feet ( she is a go getter lightly stated & a master at organizing things)  of course   we  all would do what we could as a group too    but  as Red knew   the dogs had to go  because there was no room & her car was about to be be repossessed  by those loan shark folks  any day  she had made it to Roanoke for some reason  so  the first matter of business was to take those lovely companions to the Animal Shelter    need i even touch on the emotion attached to that    but she did it

In a matter of a day "Red"  had a job   & a few clothes from the club   food  friends & a place to rest for a while  & security  till she could do some planning   little did she know  early on she landed in a magical place   with a very understanding bunch of "sisters"    but soon caught on    energies ran high wherever we went  

we all gathered for meals   a lot of laughter   simple adventures  prayers meditation groups & music   B  was kind enough to be her transportation  to & from work  &  give her a room in her home   she got the night shift    but it still left time for forging of friendships which i imagine changed her life & outlook forever   "Red" never ONCE complained about her recent  "lot" in life but understood on another level altogether it was a "  message "   for whatever reason   to be honest it changed all our lives for the better !

One day "Red" had a very good job in N Va    she was at work & was hit in the company car by a woman with no insurance   her hand is slightly deformed from that  after 2 operations    her company closed   so she lost her job & about that time her home burned down taking all she had  materially speaking   but her dogs & a cat    in staying here & there   here & there ran out   so in the latter part of winter she lived in her car  which was "wanted" by the loan people     it was so cold one night  her cat froze to death in her arms    while she was parked at night alone on a hill on some friends property in the country

we all immediately took to one another & were of "kindred spirit"    things were coming along    in a couple of days "Red "had even had an interview  with a new FM station here in the valley   she had worked for the best in her career    all was proceeding  until one morning  she had a call from a  VA State Police  Lieutenant  she was about to be charged  & arrested with a class 6 felony over the car  unless we got it back to N Va    Red is a VERY honest person   with a clean record & good work history    so the thought of jail   or of the $$$  to transport the car within 24 hours was  more than she  or we could handle   but she was honest with the State Policeman & he knew it   sos   so  in comes another friend to pay for the towing    but   something about her outgoing  humorous cheerful personality & honesty  impressed the tow truck guy  as he hauled away her last material tie to the past   the law man  was impressed too     at a heart level     he began calling her on  non  job related issues     she will be meeting him tomorrow   he has offered her an apartment  in which to live     found her a job  which she will  check out on Thursday   & a car to use   in the town she just left before coming here    we will meet him   as she does  (hopefully)

he knows not of all the tragedy  not i'm sure do we know it all    she's just like that     so    i just want to say whatever happens   we had magic   the variety love spawns the kind that spans  any tragedy    we have all had hard walks in our circle & little shocks us   nor at this point is there much we have not experienced individually or as a group  & we all grew more sensitive  & laughed much more than usual     tragic things happen to good hearted people  as we see more & more in the news everyday

thanks to the generous spirit of someone  "B"  which herself  that very day was down in a hole  having just lost her job  & had an injury  & could not see tomorrow how she would support a daughter   staying open is a major key to weaving as we go

this story is yet open ended  but i ask prayers for "Red"  & for "B"   & for "A"    all a band of  generous  creative intelligent sensitive angels & sisters now   DOG's   ourselves  Daughter of God  

(i'm hoping for love's ultimate )  God loves love   surprise & happy endings   but He's a RELLY big fan of new beginnings      i will update as events unfold    by the by "B's" man is coming to see her tomorrow  after a week of thinking in Costa Rica   let us  send good vibrations  to all    i still believe in the miraculous & true romance ))))))))))))))))))

so goes life _ n the hood

Matthew 25  Jesus speaks :

34"Then the King will say to those on his right, 'Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. 35For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, 36 I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.'

 37"Then the righteous will answer him, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? 38 When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? 39 When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?'

 40"The King will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.'

have a great day

love & blessings

beck 

picKs  by me    the gang last Saturday  a break from a yard sale marathon resting on church steps

 mother's day cookout A  Red & ribs

GmdO