Was that last year? No, it was the year before. . .
It’s hard to believe how quickly time is moving us farther and farther away from you.
Here, in these pictures, you are stopped for a moment, for several moments
Do I see, in these last few photos, you distancing yourself from the vibrant smiling others who surround you?
We didn’t know. We kept going.
You knew.
You tried to warn me, but I didn’t believe you.
Yet, here, in these pictures, I now can see you pulling back from us, fading in plain view.
There, but not….there.
Growing dimmer as time continues to move us away from you.
nancymansberger 
Nancy,
Reading your blog brought tears to my eyes.
I am on Optavia too and am wanting to drop more than I am however I am still pleased with the results. I was just surfing the net looking at results and see if I could do anything to tweak my results. However, I am like you the adult beverage is nice LOL. I have had three in over a month.
I am so deeply sorry for the loss of your husband. I know that pain and it’s not easy. You never get over it, you just learn to live with it and do your best to move forward when ready, in your own time and in your own way?
You are such an amazing strong woman and I felt compelled to reach out and tell you that.
Love, Light, and Blessings,
Kristina
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Hi Kristina,
I so rarely check my blog (once I put something out), so if I have aleady replied to you, I apologize. Thanks for your kind words. Today coincidentally is my husband’s third birthday away from me, and I have been having a new wave of loss the past week or so. I’m just letting myself feel my feelings until this particular surge exhausts itself….Again, I am glad that something I wrote spoke to you also, and I appreciate your advice about grief easing up as we move along.,
Nancy
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Nancy,
In your own way and in your own time. I will say a prayer of love and comfort for you today. Your writing is phenomenal and what a beautiful way to express yourself. I am truly sorry for your recent loss as well. I’m an expert at loss unfortunately. I understand how you feel and sadly there are no words that can take it away or fix it. If so I would give you those words. Self care is crucial during these times.
You are truly stunning.
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Hi Nancy,
I was looking for an article about Optavia and stumbled here. I didn’t expect to be utterly delighted by your writing. Your voice is so strong. I agree with all of your sentiments about Optavia, but then I just kept enjoying your insight into life. Then Inread about your husband and am very sorry. You are a gifted writer. I work with writers and you have a gift. I hope you continue to write.
Take care,
Lindsay
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I am so glad you liked my writings! I tend to use FB as a day to day flash journal, and then I have notebooks that I journal in or puzzle things through. I have started to think about putting more things together, more regularly on this blog (on FB I feel like I look like I’m pathetically seeking attention, where I really mostly trying to create a timeline for myself of what I was thinking/feeling on a given day). At any rate, I areally ppreciate that you liked my writing and thought I had some talent.
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