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Places in our Memories: With D. G Kaye #MondayBlogs #Memories | Judith Barrow

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I was invited over to Judith Barrow’s blog as a guest in her Places in our Memories series. I’m sharing a simple moment in time.

There are places that remain in our memories, the details may become slightly blurred, nostalgia may colour our thoughts, but they don’t fade. And how those places made us feel at the time is the one thing that remains.

Today I’m welcoming Debby Kaye, one of my online friends whom I seem to have known forever, and who is going to tell us about one of her forever memories.

Author, D.G. Kaye

Thank you so much Judith for inviting me over today to share a fleeting memory so dear to my heart.

A memory is a snapshot in one moment of time that locks in a forever imprint engraved in our minds and hearts.

Forever moments are the forever memories that will continue to live with us long after they occurred. All memories aren’t always good ones, but they are there despite, to remind of places we have been to and mark events experienced in our lives. To live on peacefully, it’s the happy memories we choose to keep at the forefront of our minds.

Having recently lost the love of my life, my beloved husband, I’ve been working diligently to push the tragic moments of the last few months of his life from my forefront of videos playing on in my head, instead, trying hard to focus on the so very many good times in our life together. Besides the many milestones of beautiful events that stick out in my mind, sometimes it’s just the simple moments we remember most clearly that can warm our hearts.

Memories. As I sit here right now and think of him in this moment, I’m listening to the sound of a riding mower in the back park of my condo; it took me back to a simple moment of just one of our happiest times when life was good and simple where I’d drink my second cup of coffee on a Sunday morning after our breakfast together and my hubby would put on his big straw hat and Wellie boots, and hop on his big John Deere riding mower and circle the trees in our vast back yard, complete with one of his favorite Cuban cigars hanging from his mouth as he proudly trimmed his pride and joy, his green grass he laid, mostly by himself at our beautiful newly built home. He’d notice me watching as I sipped my coffee in front of the big kitchen patio window, and he’d give me his special wink full of love and acknowledgment of our perfect life. His smiling eyes could tell me so much.

Oh, what I wouldn’t give to be able to transport back to one of those what seemed ordinary Sundays that turned out to be not so ordinary, but a beautiful reminder of love and joy in simplicity. Those were the days most of us think were unremarkable, but just another day. Looking back at that snapshot of bliss taken for granted, I can see how those were far from ordinary days, but a culmination of days that were part of a patched quilt of days which became the pattern of a happy life together.

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33 thoughts on “Places in our Memories: With D. G Kaye #MondayBlogs #Memories | Judith Barrow”

  3. It is a beautiful post, Debby, and a great homage to your husband. He looks very happy as well in the picture and knowing that this was one of many happy moments shows how well matched and what a special relationship you had. You were both very lucky to find each other. Thinking of you and hoping the good memories keep pushing to the front of your mind. Big hugs.

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  5. What a great memory, Debby! I don’t wear cowboy hats or smoke cigars, but I can totally identify with your husband’s feelings about cutting the lawn. To this day, I still enjoy cruising around on my riding lawn mower—a regular Forrest Gump. The sweetest part was his special wink of love.

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  8. Hi Debby – such a great post … we do remember these moments … but they can help so much … we know these times will come, but remembering these happy episodes can make such a difference as we continue on with life. Wonderful picture Debby – and I can see the days so easily in your words and the love that continues to emanate for you … just lovely – thank you … cheers Hilary

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