Journal entry by Joanne Negstad — 20 minutes ago
"O go, I want you to go! I want you to stay in touch with our Norwegian friends." While Joanne was in hospice I was trying to imagine life without her. With my spiritual director I wondered how to think about travel after Joanne died. My spiritual director said "talk to her." Duh!!! So I did, and when I mentioned the possibility of going to Norway her response was as quoted above. Next week I leave for a ten day trip visiting friends there.
The guest bed, empty now, is the collecting place as I lay out what I plan to pack. Joanne's silk will be the hostess' gifts I bring. She was always pleased when I brought back silk from Thailand and she loved giving it away. My purchases had gotten a bit ahead of her giving which leaves me with a good selection of gifts to bring on my trip. Tonight I laid out several silk pieces to bring with me.
I'll be staying with three families in Norway; at Hamar, Arendal and Fredrickstad. (You can do the map search.) It is a gift to know that I go with Joanne's blessing, though I clearly understand that Joanne would want me to live a full life in this 'land of grief.' So it is my need to have "her blessing" on what I do, even as I find it a bit curious that that is so important to me.
Joanne and I made five trips together of Norway and now I go alone. 😢
Blessings.
Al
The guest bed, empty now, is the collecting place as I lay out what I plan to pack. Joanne's silk will be the hostess' gifts I bring. She was always pleased when I brought back silk from Thailand and she loved giving it away. My purchases had gotten a bit ahead of her giving which leaves me with a good selection of gifts to bring on my trip. Tonight I laid out several silk pieces to bring with me.
I'll be staying with three families in Norway; at Hamar, Arendal and Fredrickstad. (You can do the map search.) It is a gift to know that I go with Joanne's blessing, though I clearly understand that Joanne would want me to live a full life in this 'land of grief.' So it is my need to have "her blessing" on what I do, even as I find it a bit curious that that is so important to me.
Joanne and I made five trips together of Norway and now I go alone. 😢
Blessings.
Al
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