http://www.katskraft.com The Nana Diaries Thu, 20 May 2010 16:01:13 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en There has been a wedding recently of a grandaughter I have not had the pleasure knowing or watch growing up. Just in death, having someone so young ripped away from your world by divorce leaves the same effect...an empty hole in the heart that raises havoc with the soul. THE LOSS ... http://www.katskraft.com/?p=386 I have not blogged for some time now...and for good reason. I have needed time to evaluate my situations and think...Frankly, the last four months I have done a lot of thinking. Passing through another birthday I was faced with the layoff of two more members of my family. We ... http://www.katskraft.com/?p=385 2010.....another new year starts, another new day dawns. It is a beautiful, crisp day...the sun full into the sky glancing down upon the snow covered peaks of the mountains. The birds swing from tree to tree and the deer tracks scoot across the front yard... THE UNEXPECTED... One would not know that ... http://www.katskraft.com/?p=383 Happy New Year!!! My wish I truly want to express to alI the world. Wishes oft times do not come true....Seniorhood, I suppose, gets one to the point of realizing there is very little but ourselves that we can control....and even at that the body plays tricks on us.... REALISTIC THINKING... In reality ... http://www.katskraft.com/?p=382 I know there must be opposition in all things...it is a natural law. If we do not experience bitterness how would we know joy..? Individuals have their free agency to choose...but with every choice come consequences. With each actions comes reaction and therein lie many bumps in the road... GENERATIONS OF ... http://www.katskraft.com/?p=379 Babies come into the world seeking nurturing, food and love. Helpless and needy... parents strive to meet their every need, working tirelessly to raise them to adulthood when they will spread their wings and fly on their own.... PARENTHOOD... However, once a parent always a parent...the parenthood sign is forever hung on ... http://www.katskraft.com/?p=380 Thanksgiving 2009 has passed and now the rush to celebrate Christmas is close at hand. I have done much of my shopping on the internet this season so I have not been out into the "elements" to see and feel the spirit of great anticipation... ODDS AND ENDS... I have a few ... http://www.katskraft.com/?p=378 In the time of Thanksgiving it is appropriate to not only express our gratitude for the blessings of the past year but for the holiday season itself....gratitude is sincerely expressed but also felt... FEELINGS... I felt it abundantly yesterday as I attended my Grandaughter's school on Grandparents Day. So many shining little faces ... http://www.katskraft.com/?p=375 Tis the season to count my blessings....and I have many, far more than I deserve. When physical limitations began to measure my productivity I realized pretty quick the need for tolerant, patient family..... REALIZATIONS... Things like independance, freedom, mobility without calculated thought and pushing forward to maximum capability start to dim then the body ... http://www.katskraft.com/?p=374 The trees stand naked in the wind....the mountains are dusted with an early snow...the valley rests below. One lone globe willow difiantly holds onto it's leaves as the breeze kisses it's branches. The snowbirds across the street have packed up their RV and have headed to California ...and my feet ... http://www.katskraft.com/?p=373