Messages in a text...

Sometimes catching the big fish is what it's all about. We help reel it in, then we share in the moment, the memories, the laughter, and the feast.  

Shaun caught the Big Red Fish

And then a moment occurs, that's bigger than the Fish, or the story.  
While visiting the beach at Gulf Shores, Alabama this past week my daughter, Katy, and Shaun relaxed on a balcony

with a view of the ocean; sat by the dock of the bay; and waded in the warm waters while evading the shark nearby.  I received each of these stories through texting and pictures. But my favorite was this story.

"Mom, we were sitting on the beach when Shaun remembered he needed something from the room.  Leaving me on the beach he skipped through the sand barefoot back to the room.  A little while later, I heard him kicking and laughing as he walked along behind me. Suddenly, he feel at my feet.  I couldn't help but laugh.  Instead of standing immediately and wiping the sand off his face, he rose to one knee and said, 'Look what I found in the sand.....

I want to spend the rest of my life with you.  Will you Marry Me?"  

The next text read, "We just need to find a wedding chapel!!!"

Congratulations, to our romantic grown up kids:  Shaun Bledsoe, our soon to be son-in-law, and daughter Katy Rains.

Cheerfully, our family has been blessed with another rewarding moment in a text message.  Jonya wrote, "Corey passed his bar exam."  When I texted him my congratulations, his reply was simple, "I'm pumped!" 

Congratulations Corey on becoming a full fledged attorney, and for the focus and determination it took to complete law school and pass the bar.  

To see his story go to 
 <http://literallyletty.blogspot.com/2015_05_01_archive.html>
May, 5 archives, Grad, ulations.  

We Are One

Hilton Head

Sometimes
  at just the right moment
Time floats

Sometimes
  at just the right spot
Time hangs in the balance

Sometimes
  with just the right breath
Time drifts within us

Sometimes
  from wheatfields to lakes
  from mountains to oceans
Time glistens

Hilton Head

Sometimes
  from building tops
    to backyards
  from city parks
    to country roads
Time eases the tensions

Sometimes
  we may glimpse
  the gentle drift as
Time passes

Shangri La

Sometimes 
  we pause to wonder
  as the setting sun
Hushes the crowds


Sometimes
  as we stand idly by
  the clouds and sun
Create the illusion
--We are One

For that moment
  Time floats
We drift
  Our thoughts connect
--We are One  

Shangri La