A year ago today Chris was still alive... amazing that in a couple of days I will no longer be able to say that... I guess it is only appropriate that it is currently raining, much like it was the day after his funeral... something about the rain is very cleansing... it's a drink of life and a fresh start... what spurred me to post today is I was looking outside to watch the rain come down and I noticed that my yucca plant is finally sending up a flower spike after not having had one for the past two years... and as I noticed that, I also saw the pink rose bush behind the yucca was blooming again as well... that rose bush is very sentimental... Chris planted that the first year we moved into this house and it has been a reminder for me of how bittersweet it was to have him in my life... he could be amazingly sweet and tender but he also had his thorns... strong and hardy like the stalks of the bush yet still sensitive like the flowers... I do miss him and can only pray that he is at peace...