life happens

I’m headed to Seattle today. My original plan was to spend a week with my 17 year old grandson while his parents were in South Africa.

My son had a bad fall a few days ago and will have ankle surgery instead of travel. He was to sail to Granada on a newly-built catamaran. A long awaited and anticipated sabbatical.

Instead, life happened.

And it turned things upside down.

My daughter-in-law is going to Cape Town as planned. She’s taking provisions for the sail and will gather up additional food provisions during her week in Cape Town. She will then return home.

Twists and turns.

All this to say….Mom is on the way. Nana is on the way.

Loaded up with ….

Good for a smile. And perhaps a tiny bit of solace.

Loaded up with love and prayers.

Traveling mercies.

6 thoughts on “life happens”

  1. Sorry to hear 

    Hope he heals quickly 

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  2. Good grief, you really know how to tug at my heart strings.

    …And make me miss my mom in a new way. When I was getting my Masters in LA, my mother promised if I needed her, she would jump on the next plane – and she had never flown and detested even the thought of it. Thanks for that memory …and for taking your motherhood so seriously. You make me proud.

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  4. So sorry! Hope he recovers quickly and completely! 

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  5. Such crushing news regarding Todd with a serious injury and being unable to go on the sailing adventure I know he was so looking forward to. He’ll get excellent care and we’re all expecting a rapid and complete recovery. Wish him well from his Tucson family. Take good care of all those Seattle Heckel’s.

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