Cute Gray Heart

Can you guess what made this interesting pattern ... including the cute little heart near the middle?

Oh look, it's an old broken metal chair ... with random raindrop patterns!

I had to run in the house really fast to find my camera for this one. Those big dark clouds, heavy with rain, are once again closing in on us. 

Sigh.

 

Guest Heart Thursday #138

Welcome to Guest Heart Thursday -

A Place to Share YOUR Heart!

I chose this heart because it is the most amazing and awe-inspiring tree heart I've seen!

You can find it - and so much more - over at "Cicero Sings".

Thank you so much, Cicero Sings, for sharing your heart.

I hope to have time to fully enjoy your blog in the near future!

In fact, I can't wait to have a little more time to hang out at the blogs I love ...

After this weekend, I hope to be able to visit everyone more often!

Thank you so much for your thoughts and prayers.

They are much appreciated.

As always - a huge thank you to all who linked up with Guest Heart Thursday last week. I loved seeing the delightful and amazing hearts you found in your world!!!
 

Would you like to share your heart on Guest Heart Thursday?
The rules are easy ...

There are none!!!
As long as your post includes a heart!

If you have found a heart (or drawn a heart, or designed a heart, or written a heart-felt poem, or ...), please join us for Guest Heart Thursday. Just link the URL of your heart post to "Simply Linked"! It would be nice if you linked back to Random Hearts ... but it's okay not to ... we just want to see your hearts!

Simply Linked for Guest Heart Thursday is now open all week!

Have you found more than one heart?

Put in more than one link!
Is your heart from a long time ago?

It doesn't matter, as long as you put the direct URL to that post!  

Glowing Heart at Sunset

As mom and I drove home from our first annual "Thanksgiving Leftover Party" at my sister-in-law's apartment, a bright glow appeared in the western sky. 

 

As we watched, the clouds parted into a glowing heart!

It was a beautiful and magical moment

Guest Heart Thursday #137

Welcome to Guest Heart Thursday -

A Place to Share YOUR Heart!

Happy Thanksgiving to all of my friends who are celebrating today!

It will be a quiet celebration at our house ...

Our first without Daddy.

There is still so much to be thankful for, though ...

Mostly I am thankful for YOU.

The outpouring of love from my blogging family has helped to sustain me.

To know that so many people care ...

It helps ease the pain.

And brings a different kind of tears.

Bless you all. My friends ... My family.

I chose this picture Tina posted last week on her blog, "Tina's PicStory".

The "broken hearts" Tina found in the skies brought tears to my eyes.

Then, as I looked closer ... through a blurry mist of grief, I saw something else.

An angel.

Do you see it?

The mists cleared away as I realized that joy, peace, love and miracles are always there, to help ease the pain of a broken heart.

Thank you, dear Tina, for sharing your heart.

And helping to mend my own.

As always - a huge thank you to all who linked up with Guest Heart Thursday last week. I loved seeing the delightful and amazing hearts you found in your world!!!
 

Would you like to share your heart on Guest Heart Thursday?
The rules are easy ...

There are none!!!
As long as your post includes a heart!

If you have found a heart (or drawn a heart, or designed a heart, or written a heart-felt poem, or ...), please join us for Guest Heart Thursday. Just link the URL of your heart post to "Simply Linked"! It would be nice if you linked back to Random Hearts ... but it's okay not to ... we just want to see your hearts!

Simply Linked for Guest Heart Thursday is now open all week!

Have you found more than one heart?

Put in more than one link!
Is your heart from a long time ago?

It doesn't matter, as long as you put the direct URL to that post!  

A Heart In Heaven

Oral Dow "Bud" Gibson

01-10-1926

to

11-17-2012

Thank you, Daddy, for giving me the gift of seeing the hearts in my world.

You will be missed ...

But I know you are in a better place.

Beach Bag Heart

Sometimes I tend to get distracted ...

When I came home from a trip to the beach in September, I carelessly tossed my empty "beach bag" under the rocking chair to "put away later" ...

With Dad being in the hospital, my chauffeur duties are on hold.  I have been on a nervous frenzy of cleaning and rearranging furniture. I moved the chair ... and found the long lost beach bag ...

And realized it had been showing me it's heart all along!

Guest Heart Thursday #136

Welcome to Guest Heart Thursday -

A Place to Share YOUR Heart!

Daddy is nearing the end of his struggle -

The gates of Heaven are swinging open,

The angels are gathering,

Ready to swoop him in ... as soon as he is ready to let go.

Thank you all so much for your thoughts, prayers and support.

During this hard time.

I found this beautiful Valentine tucked into one of Dad's photo albums.

From his Aunt Pearl and Uncle George.

There is a small note penciled on the back ...

"Recieved while in 4th Grade"

That would have been around 75 years ago.

Thank you, Daddy, for saving this card ... and for sharing your beautiful heart with the world.

Guest Heart Thursday #135

Welcome to Guest Heart Thursday -

A Place to Share YOUR Heart!

From My Heart:::

Dad is still in the hospital; and the prognosis is not good.

He will be going into Hospice/Comfort Only care in the next few days.

He never regained his ability to swallow or talk ...

He can't tolerate a feeding tube.

Nor does he want one.

I apologize for not visiting everyone who linked up last week - I hope to carve out some time in the next few days to do so. I miss visiting your hearts - and can't wait to see what you've found in your worlds the past couple of weeks!

Thank you for your thoughts and prayers.

They are deeply appreciated.

Deann is an incredible artist -

And a wonderful friend. She is one of my adopted Heart-Sisters.

Deann's art inspires me; her humor lifts my heart.

Deann often incorporates hearts into her artwork ...

Which I love.

When you visit Deann over at "The Whimsey Asylum", be sure to look back over her older posts. You will laugh, and you will cry. You will fall in love with "Grannie Annie" - as I have!

Thank you, Deann, for sharing your heart!

As always - a huge thank you to all who linked up with Guest Heart Thursday last week. I loved seeing the delightful and amazing hearts you found in your world!!!
 

Would you like to share your heart on Guest Heart Thursday?
The rules are easy ...

There are none!!!
As long as your post includes a heart!

If you have found a heart (or drawn a heart, or designed a heart, or written a heart-felt poem, or ...), please join us for Guest Heart Thursday. Just link the URL of your heart post to "Simply Linked"! It would be nice if you linked back to Random Hearts ... but it's okay not to ... we just want to see your hearts!

Simply Linked for Guest Heart Thursday is now open all week!

Have you found more than one heart?

Put in more than one link!
Is your heart from a long time ago?

It doesn't matter, as long as you put the direct URL to that post!  

Guest Heart Thursday #134

Welcome to Guest Heart Thursday -

A Place to Share YOUR Heart!

Once again, this is an abbreviated version of GHT -

My dad had a severe stroke last Thursday and has been in the hospital since then. He has lost his ability to speak, and can barely swallow. His right arm is paralyzed.

His prognosis is not very good; but each extra day we get to spend with this amazing and precious WWII Veteran/POW is a gift of HEART to us.

So many people from around the world have been keeping Dad and our family in their thoughts and prayers; thank you.

We also keep in our thoughts and prayers those affected by "Superstorm Sandy" on the East coast of the US. Our hearts go out to those who have lost so much.

I hope to have a little more time this week to visit everyone; and see the amazing hearts you have found in your world!!!

And please, hug someone who needs it this week - show your true heart to those you love. Life is fleeting, and time is precious; more precious and fleeting than we can know. 

As always - a huge thank you to all who linked up with Guest Heart Thursday last week. I loved seeing the delightful and amazing hearts you found in your world!!!
 

Would you like to share your heart on Guest Heart Thursday?
The rules are easy ...

There are none!!!
As long as your post includes a heart!

If you have found a heart (or drawn a heart, or designed a heart, or written a heart-felt poem, or ...), please join us for Guest Heart Thursday. Just link the URL of your heart post to "Simply Linked"! It would be nice if you linked back to Random Hearts ... but it's okay not to ... we just want to see your hearts!

Simply Linked for Guest Heart Thursday is now open all week!

Have you found more than one heart?

Put in more than one link!
Is your heart from a long time ago?

It doesn't matter, as long as you put the direct URL to that post!