Good morning, my angel. I think the most challenging thing about the TD now is finding a time to write it when you are not here! I always like for it to be a surprise and to greet you first thing in the morning. I hope it brings some kind of joy to you, love.

I feel like the last week we were fortunate enough to just be able to be us and to use the time to adjust to our new environment. Now life begins in earnest. It can be hard. I feel like most of the time I am just stumbling around trying to find a place that I am not in the way. Everyone has been SO nice. I guess it will just take a while to find my place. But I am SO happy to be here.

It is SO wonderful to be able to FEEL you. I LOVE to feel your strong arms around me when I am sleeping, gently waking me up to your sweet kisses. I LOVE to feel you standing by me at the computer, your hands reaching down over my chair to gently rest on my shoulders…or touching the side of my face, bringing my mouth to yours.

Sometimes when I think of it, I think of the flower in the back garden. I thought for sure it was a gonner. I remember looking at it and thinking there was NO WAY it would come back to life, but after a gentle watering, the leaves began to perk up and yesterday I noticed that it looked almost “new”. But it DID have some damage. Due to the lack of water, some of the leaves withered and fell off. But I noticed new ones already forming, ready to bloom with a little more tender care.

It has been a long time since I have been “watered” love. And yes, some leaves did not make it, they withered and died. But just in the nick of time, a gentle rain fell upon me and brought me back to life…and now, with tender care there are many more leaves yet to grow….and who knows…there may still be a flower yet to bloom.

Thank you, love for your patience. Thank you for your tender care. Thank you for loving me and for showing that love to me.   And you should know…you are much better in the garden than you think.

Forever….your special flower…..D