Been there---- done that!! Thanks for the reminder. I always turn her way for truth and for peace. Glad you got to spend time with your daughter. family is so important to me too and of course the holidays are always a bittersweet time for me.
Michael on 12/31/01 8:07 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I had a bad day last week. My daughter left to go back to Connecticut and > there was such a huge hole in my heart. As I looked at the air bed where she > slept (only have one real bed) and at the shower gel she accidentally left > behind. everything seemed to start falling apart. It got to the point where > it became hard to cope. You may know how the downward spiral goes. First it's > one thing, and then everything becomes hopeless and futile. > > In my desperation, I thought of Joni and how brave she always is when faced > with the same situation. It dawned on me that writing songs was a deliberate > act to combat the fears and the loneliness she felt at the time. I put on the > CD "Court and Spark" because to me, it is one of her most personal and > introspective works about herself. I listened to "Down To You" over and over > because of its beautiful melodies and haunting lyrics. Again, I felt the > catharsis of pain and emotional torture that we all put ourselves through > from time to time. As I sang along through tears, I felt someone else > understood what I was going through. I no longer felt alone. > > I thank God for her talent, and her bravery to be honest and truthful in > song. No matter how she may question herself, no one can ever take away the > contribution she has made to help heal the lives of others with her simple > honesty. > > It was a struggle, but I got through the day and renewed my hope in mankind > and in life. My daughter is grown now and must lead her own life. I really > don't know where I would be without Joni's brave example of going on with > life in spite of it all. I am truly grateful. > > Sherelle
