http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Admiration/A Blog Dedicated To People I Admire And Lovehourly12000-01-01T12:00+00:00http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Admiration/615018Grandma Though we are separated by an ocean, I see you daily. Your sweet face, curly white hair still streaked with black, your huggable body. But what I see most vividly are your hands. Your long, slender fingers I have watched many a time dance across piano keys. Your pale, almost transparent...http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Admiration/399739http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Admiration/378409At long last, here are pictures from L's wedding in April! Isn't she gorgeous? Inside and out, lemme tell you! L and B and their friends Kyle and Noreen L and her mom Again L Best buds Bridesmaid, Connie, and ringboy, Brendan Happy family Bridesmaids and ringboy with the beautiful bride Best buds...http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Admiration/241081I've been meaning to write about this person from some time now but could never get the words to come forth. I finally feel, tonight, that I may be able to write something fitting here. Most of you who read my writing know that there are a few people on Blogit with whom I feel a kinship. I don't...http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Admiration/239323Yesterday I saw my PecanSis online. I sent her an IM but rather than get an instant reply, she logged off. Even though this is very unlike her, I thought she had perhaps gotten disconnected. When she didn't log back on, I began to worry that it wasn't really her using her account. So after waiting...http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Admiration/212441Pecan has been on my mind a lot lately. Perhaps it's because she called me a couple of days ago to check up on me. This woman is amazing. She's one of the kindest, funniest, smartest people I know. And her southern drawl makes me smile every time I hear it. Then I always end up imagining what...http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Admiration/206945I just wrote this--made virtually no edits to the poem after writing it. I just wanted to get my immediate thoughts and feelings down. The Viewing You looked so peaceful, Lying there, hands folded Across your tummy. I reached out, Held your hands. So cold. You seemed lost In dreamland. But from...http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Admiration/189791For You, I Would If I could be there to hold your hand, I would. If I could wrap my arms around you, I would. If I could take away the pain, I would. If I could make your anguish my own, I would. For you, You listened. For you, You grieved with and for me. For you, You called to check up. For...http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Admiration/182901Forwarded to me by my aunt. I think all my girlfriends and sisters here on Blogit know I dedicate this to them! Girlfriends & Sisters A mother and her grown daughter sat on a porch overlooking a beautiful mountain lake on a summer day. The older woman, mother of four, experienced and wise, said,...http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Admiration/181996