My 2019 clematis.
My clematis this year.

We left 2018 with heaving hearts, after the loss of my sweet brother in law Steve. In actuality, he wasn’t my brother in law at all, he was my big brother. Steve was the big, sweet wonderful brother I used to wish I had when I was a child. He was bigger than life, and most importantly a man of God who took care of his family.

2019 turned out to be no kinder, and before we even got to May our beloved dog, Buster went to his greater reward. Grief can overtake one, much like a tidal wave. In between the hard lines, we live life.