Being Seven . . .

I was able to spend the last couple of days with one of our sweet granddaughters ~ Klara.

We had a grand time hanging out and it made me realize that it’s been a few years since I was seven. I think maybe I could learn some things from her wise young soul. She was full of giggles, silliness and sass. These are some fun things she did that warmed my heart and made me happy!

Holding hands while walking . . .

Holding hands while watching a movie . . .

Skipping along the trail ~ full of happiness . . .

Laughed so hard over nothing in particular . . .

Singing out without being intimidated . . .

Dancing to the music . . .

Swinging into the tree tops . . .

Snuggling at any opportunity . . .

Kisses good night . . .

Saying I love you . . .

These things brought me back to when I was seven. There weren’t to many concerns or worries. Life was carefree, fun and simple.

Needless to say I loved hanging out with her! It made me realize I need to be less worrisome and more free to embrace the simple things in life.

I need to voice my “I love you’s” more often, skip if I feel like it, sing loud, dance to the music, reach out and hold a hand, swing to the tree tops!

Maybe we all should be seven again . . . and then take a nap!

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Author: 2faithfulsisters

My name is Barb Ninemire. I live in Hill City, Kansas, it’s a small town in the NW part of the state. I’ve been married to my husband Lon for 40 years. We have two children. Our daughter Krysten is married to Braden and she has a beautiful daughter, Klara and a rambunctious 2 year old Elliot. Our son, Lewen and his wife Ashley have two sweet little girls Isabelle and Lillian. Being grandparents has brought so much joy to our lives! I grew up in Indiana and am the youngest from a family of two children. My sister Janet was 14 months older than me. I never new life without her. We were the best of friends! You may have noticed that I am referencing her in the past tense. Six years ago we were right in the middle of preparing her for a bone marrow transplant. I was blessed to be a 100% match for her so I was able to be her donor. She lived in Virginia and I live in Kansas. That meant a lot of flying back and forth for me. I didn’t care at all, it was actually fun because I was able to spend so much extra time with my favorite person! The transplant was in June. She did amazing, and all of her numbers were looking great. I flew back to Kansas a week after the transplant. Soon after I was home things weren’t going as well as they had been. She had graft vs host which is basically her body rejecting the donors bone marrow. She lived just a few short weeks after that. I had never watched someone die before. It was the hardest thing I’ve ever experienced. I wasn’t emotionally ready for anything this devastating. I began to journal my experiences through my grief. My hope is that I can share some of what I went through and how I dealt with this great loss in my life. Life is good - but sometimes its hard. I depend on the Lord and His word for my strength during those times.

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