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Sunday, September 2, 2012

I'm Just Saying

“Aunt Ciria and her Awesome Dawson!”
                                          I’m Just Sayin’”
                                                                 by Alan P. Scaglione
What a difference a year makes
It’s been a year since my Aunt Ciria left us.
Seems like yesterday, and yet… seems like a lifetime ago.
Every time I see a cardinal, I think of her.
That was her favorite bird—
I saw a whole family, 4 of them, including 2 chicks, in my yard last weekend.
I thought “let me call Aunt Ciria to tell her.”
Then I remembered… can’t call her anymore. She’s not here—she’s gone.
A few weeks ago… I would have called her for another reason.
It was my mom’s birthday—her sister.
She and I always talked on my mom’s birthday.
We would say how we couldn’t believe Mama’s been gone so long.
We would comment on how old she would have been.
We would say how much she has missed.
We would say Mama’s line “Life is for the living—don’t waste it on the dead!”
We would laugh, we would cry… and we would just be silent, for a few moments!
This year…didn’t have anyone to fill in for Aunt Ciria.
Just not the same to do it alone… so, I just did the crying… alone.
Funny how life really does go on… after someone’s gone.
The Olympics was her thing—every time, she was glued to the TV.
She missed it this year—she would have loved watching Michael Phelps and Gabby Douglas and Missy Franklin.
She would have asked about Oscar Postarius—the runner with the cheetah legs.
She would have marveled at the Royal Family—especially the Queen “flying” into the opening ceremonies.
And her family
She would have called me about Fisher walking and talking and that beautiful smile of his.
She would have called me about her Awesome Dawson flying out to Montana to be with her brother.
She would have laughed at the picture of Dawson kissing all 36 of the fish he caught while there!
She would have chuckled that two attempts have been made to go up in an air balloon—both cancelled at the last minute due to weather.
She would have commented on the RNC coming to town—she read every page of our local newspaper, every day!
She would have commented on the increase in local revenue even IF she would not have been happy that “they” were all coming to town!
She would have worried about her daughter having to drive through all of that traffic all week long—all caused by republicans!
Just so much has happened in a year!
She probably knows this, but…
Everyone misses her laughter, her Wendy’s frosty requests, and her beautiful cards, filled with the prettiest handwriting.
Her grandsons are doing well; Dawson just started back to both school and scouts, and her daughter is making it home safely every night
Even WITH the republicans being in town for a week.
And about that balloon ride? We are trying it one more time this morning—just because she loved her Air Balloons!
The Bible tells us in Psalm 116:15Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of one of His saints!”
I know that it’s also been a year for her to be with Jesus – something she longed for, talked about and hoped for.
I also know—What Jesus wants, Jesus gets!
He wanted her… and after 80 wonderful years, sharing her life with us, she has now had 1 heavenly year, sharing eternity with HIM!
She was precious to us…now she is precious to Him.
I have no regrets… I spent time with her, I talked to her, I listened to her, I respected, honored and loved her—she was my second mother!
I took her a Wendy’s Frosty almost every time; there were times she would tell me, “Not this time, I still have one in the freezer!”
The last one I took her was finally thrown away—her daughter left it in the freezer for awhile – Just in case… hey, you never know?
But today, I feel like having one—Just for her!
 Until Next Time
I’m Just Sayin’…
Brother “A”
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