Bluebirds Part 2 & 3

Last week Gretchen, my friend Carol's daughter, brought me the most beautiful gift.  Carol loved the image of the mad bluebird-- had put it on her SoulCollage cards, I can still see the sparkle in her eyes when she would show it to me.  "How can you not laugh when you look at this?  Such a great picture!" In fact, when my business partner, Ann, received a commission to work with the photographer, I think Carol was more excited than she was.  Imagine how thrilled I was when Gretchen came in with my gift and it was Carol's signed, framed picture of the mad bluebird!  I know how much Carol treasured it-- I will do the same. Hung it right up over the shelf that I've placed the little bluebird statue that Carol gave me before she died.  Every time I pass them I smile.

This last Saturday was SoulCollage.  SoulCollage days are still a bit tough, it just feels like a big ole hole is at the table.  This one, although it was amazingly attended, still felt like something was missing.  I include the framed pic Carol gave me of her Linda SoulCollage card next to the candle in the center of the new cards that are created during our session to honor her. But at the end of the day, I still feel a bit wistful.  This past week I was determined to find a picture of a bluebird to put on my Carol card but was unsuccessful at finding just the perfect one.  I was talking to a fellow SoulCollager after everyone had gone, explaining how I really wanted to make a card for Carol but just can't seem to find the pic.  I was standing at the desk, with my hand on my big SoulCollage card box, while my friend was saying, "so it must just be really hard to do these gatherings... " and I was agreeing, explaining that I really had considered giving them up entirely but the first one after she passed was so well attended that I felt that Carol was reaching out to me from beyond, making sure I kept doing them!  As I'm talking, I look down and gasp.  My hand was resting on a beautiful picture of a bluebird!!! No kidding!!  It took my breath away. 

I bought that box months and months ago.  I never once noticed there was a bluebird on it!  In fact, I'm not so sure it ever was there but for the sake of sanity, I will just think I overlooked it :) What an amazing coincidence.  A bevy of bluebirds flying all over my SoulCollage card box.  Who da thunk it?  I don't really need to make a Carol card with my whole daggone deck being surrounded with her spirit.  Crazy.

My cup runneth over.  Carol, you are too funny. Miss you!