My friend Tina – I miss her so much. She was my running partner for more than 2 years in Sunapee and would faithfully be waiting at the end of her driveway with at first Gemini and then Nutmeg… I will never forget the day I went to run with her and she was alone (I had been gone for 3 days)… “where’s Gemini?” I asked, and she was in tears… “He was hit in front of our house” – We ran by that spot (which at first was a stain in the road and even when I drove by I cried). It was horrible. I missed him so… Oakley missed him so much too….. Then Gemini came … what a gorgeous sweet girl! Chocolate lab, and full of energy. Tina did a lot of research to find Nutty and it was truly worth it. This pic is of us at the CIGNA road race – where she asked me to run with her group from New London Hospital. She is the CFO there and spends a lot of time working. She coaches her daughter’s soccer team and goes to St. Andrews where I used to go to church too. They are such a great family and we are blessed to have them in our lives. Can’t wait for the family trip to see us at Mt. Snow!
Cheers to Tina – for her committment to her family, for her committment to herself and the community she serves through the hospital and her church, and here’s to Tina for all those 5:30 AM wake up calls for frigid dark runs with head lamps on or a trip to the gym for early morning spin class. I miss her dearly…
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My other favorite photo is this gem of Lily & Nutmeg when they first brought her home to Sunapee. How sweet….
This is something that Tina just sent me around the holidays – I really like it so thought I would share:
Today…I wish you a day of ordinary miracles-
A fresh pot of coffee you didn’t have to make yourself.
An unexpected phone call from an old friend.
Green stoplights on your way to work or shop.
I wish you a day of little things to rejoice in…
The fastest line at the grocery store.
A good sing along song on the radio.
Your keys right where you look.
I wish you a day of happiness and perfection-little bite-size pieces of perfection that give you the funny feeling that the Lord is smiling on you, holding you so gently because you are someone special and rare.
I wish You a day of Peace, Happiness and Joy.
They say it takes a minute to find a special person, an hour to appreciate them, a day to love them, but then an entire life to forget them.
Send this phrase to the people you’ll never forget
It’s a short message to let them know that you’ll never forget them.Love, Tina
