Raining Joy.
Yesterday it began teaming with rain..As always, Mason began pleading to be allowed run around outside.. This has been a non stop activity over the last week and being so tired of all the washing this habit brings about, I said “Mason! Why do we have to do this every time?” and he replied “Because Mum it’s raining joy”. Oh, truly, I almost pushed him out the front door! I don’t know how he does it but he manages to find the perfect answer every time and I’m putty in his hands :)
A short while later I roamed out myself and was astounded to see the sky had turned pink. Really, really pink. And then, just to make it perfectly perfect, along came a rainbow. It wasn’t until I uploaded I realised it was a double one :) The pink hue you see under the rainbow stretched it’s way across the whole sky until it turned dark. Just beautiful.
You’re probably so tired of me saying thankyou every single post but how can I not? I’m so overwhelmed, still, at the kindness that finds me every day… Thankyou thankyou thankyou. And that won’t stop me saying thankyou tomorrow either :)
Pink skies and rainbows and showers of joy.. your sweet Ava is sending so much love to you. Beautiful.
Stunning Sheye, what a magical moment. I’m so glad you captured it.
Much love,
jules xo
Oh my Sheye. Your girl is working wonders…..
Love to you.
xx
What a precious, precious boy! Such a beautiful gift he is! The ladies in his future are in big trouble! ;)
Wow Sheye – I read about the pink sky in the last lot of comments, but that is really really pink sky!!! (Are you sure there is no camera trickery going on???:-)) How stunning. I know that you’re been drenched up there over the past few months – but if Mason feels it is raining joy, I just hope it keeps on pouring!
Nat (Sydney)
No Nat! I meant to say, no trickery whatsoever. I was careful not to adjust the pink when I proofed, I wanted to show it just as it was :)
I even rang Dad and said “umm, what is with the sky? Does it mean anything like hail or a storm or something?” LOL.
S xx
…oh, I’m sure it means something…
and that something and that meaning almost as special as she…
AMAZING.
Stop me in my tracks AMAZING.
tears are honestly streaming…
Love- Moriah
“the heart remembers most, what it loved the best” this beautiful pink sky is a wonderful reminder of what was and will always be…ava’s earthly body may be gone, but she will live on…..little reminders such as this, every second, every moment, every day will keep her close.
tamara xo
I am sure that was your gorgeous Ava sending you her love……so special and magic you caught it on camera
Love to you
Sulee Kamphuis
I saw that very same rainbow. I don’t remember the pink though so I seriously think that was something special for you.
Isn’t all this rain just wonderful pity the grass has to grow also. We are continually mowing.
Pink skies & rainbows… just beautiful! we saw the rainbow but that pink sky was for you & your family Sheye. Mason is such a sweetheart, they truly were showers of joy! xxxx
kids say the greatest things :)
beautiful pink joy.
well if that isn’t a message straight from ava herself, i don’t know what is!!! pink skies and a double rainbow assuring her mum that all is well with her! so magical glad you captured it!
tara
I definitely think it was Ava calling to tell you that she’s thinking of you and that you should enjoy your life despite your earth shattering loss. It’s like she’s bathing you in love.
That is amazing Sheye.Just gorgeous.Love the raining joy too..what a great pastime running in the rain
Luv
Kaz
You always seem to capture it perfectly…through your words and your beautiful photography. I’m glad you are feeling the love we all have for you and your sweet family.
May it “rain joy” every day…
Aw Mason, just want to hug him! :) And I am just loving how playful and creative Ava is with her gifts, simply stunning and undeniable.
with love
xxx
What a wonderful gift from sweet sweet Ava.
{{{hugs}}}
Vickey
What a wordsmith Mason is. Much like his mother, methinks.
“…We cannot cure the world of sorrows, but we can choose to live in joy.” -Joseph Campbell
Sheye, I first witnessed this sky on my daughter’s blog. I left a comment there and will do the same on yours if I may. I could not believe the beauty of that beautiful pink sky. It immediately reminded me of your precious Ava. It is God and Ava thanking all the special people that sent pink balloons, lit a candle and offered their prays for yourself, your family and of course the most loved Super princess Ava.
I often wish I could take and share some of your pain so as to make yours a little more bearable but all I can do is pray for God to give you strength and know that your beautiful girl is constantly remembered and thought of in all our day to day thoughts the world over. XXOOxxoo
Hi Sheye,
I am an ametur photographer and scrapbooker that lives in Brisbane.
I’ve been visiting your site everyday for the past week and I don’t believe I could cry any more than I already have. You totally inspire me in everyway – your stunning photography, your words of love and appreciation and most of all your strength. As I tracked back through your blog and read about Ava, it all of a sudden came to me that I remembered her accident.I want you to know that I have thought of you and your family many times throughout this past year. I visited Ava’s memoral site yesterday and lit a candle for her from our little family. I think it’s wonderful that you can write about her on your blog. I love to read about the things she enjoyed and the beautiful personality she had. She will never be forgotten and your family will never be forgotten by us.
I wish you all the best.
Have a great day.
Hi Sheye,
I am an ametur photographer and scrapbooker that lives in Brisbane.
I’ve been visiting your site everyday for the past week and I don’t believe I could cry any more than I already have. You totally inspire me in everyway – your stunning photography, your words of love and appreciation and most of all your strength. As I tracked back through your blog and read about Ava, it all of a sudden came to me that I remembered her accident.I want you to know that I have thought of you and your family many times throughout this past year. I visited Ava’s memoral site yesterday and lit a candle for her from our little family. I think it’s wonderful that you can write about her on your blog. I love to read about the things she enjoyed and the beautiful personality she had. She will never be forgotten and your family will never be forgotten by us.
I wish you all the best.
Have a great day.
Oh Sheye, I am so happy for you.
May Ava’s love pour down on you and your family.
Tania
Oh Mason is delicious!
So many people asked Ava to shine down her love to you all this week Sheye, my goodness what a good job she did!
i think the sky is such a telling thing. it tells a lot about a day. the evening that aaron passed away 2 months ago… the sky was on fire. a neighbor happened to take a photo of it and it amazed me. it looked like chaos above us.
your pink sky was for ava.
Beautiful, just Beautyfull.
and what a precious boy Mason is.
Tara
What a beautiful gift for you, and now for me too. Thank you for sharing. Mason’s comment was so sweet, and again, your children have reminded me to enjoy the moment.
Oh, wow. . that’s beautiful. The innocence of the words from your son and the obvious sign of beauty from your dear daughter. Just wonderful!
What an extremely precious gift, Sheye. Simply awesome!
What a precious gift from Ava! Pink and TWO rainbows. It really was raining joy.
And that Mason is going to be one helluva teenager…. you know that don’t you?
That is one pink Princess sky! and a double rainbow as well, raining joy indeed Mason, thank you for getting us outside to enjoy the blessing!
julia
That is the most beautiful story I have ever read.
:)
Thank YOU, Sheye, for sharing your magic.
-Alexandra (USA)
Isn’t it just like a child to find the good in everything. What a beautiful experience.
Hi Sheye,
Beautiful images of that beautiful sky. It was gloriously pink again last night over Coomera Waters. I took some photos – I will email them to you. What beautiful children you have – inside and out!
Fran
Sheye,
Today I was having my hair done and my hairdresser Em is having a baby girl. Her Auntie was there and we were all talking about girl names etc. Her Auntie mentioned that she loved the name Ava and we all ooohed and aahed and I said yes, that name is so feminine and beautiful..it reminds me of the color pink…and my heart skipped a beat and I thought of you and your sweet Ava…and I just had to smile thinking of her smile and her princessness and all things sunshine, pink, and princecess. ANd then I saw your pink sky just now and it took my breath away with the rainbows there too. God’s blessings to you today Sheye and for your family also. Your little guy sounds like a complete heart melting experience. Rainbow smiles and pink to your heart today :)
Rosie from IL USA….:)
Sheye, I was going to say exactly the same thing as Trudi –
A lot of us asked Ava to look after you this week, and that pink sky says it all :)
Kate(Tassie) xxx
“When it rains it pours and opens doors
And floods the floors we thought would always keep us safe and dry
And in the midst of sailing ships we sink our lips into the ones we love
That have to say goodbye
And as I float along this ocean
I can feel you like a notion that won’t seem to let me go
Cause when I look to the sky something tells me you’re here with me
And you make everything alright
And when I feel like I’m lost something tells me you’re here with me
And I can always find my way when you are here
And every word I didn’t say, caught up in some busy day
And every dance on the kitchen floor we didn’t have before
And every sunset that we’ll miss I’ll wrap them all up in a kiss
And pick you up in all of this when I sail away
And as I float along this ocean
I can feel you like a notion that will never leave
Cause when I look to the sky something tells me you’re here with me
And you make everything alright
And when I feel like I’m lost something tells me you’re here with me
And I can always find my way
Whether I am up or down or in or out or just plane overhead
Instead it feels like it is impossible to fly
But with you I can spread my wings
to see me over everything that life may send me
When I am hoping it won’t pass me by
And when I feel like theres no one that will ever know me
there you are to show me
When I look to the sky something tells me you’re here with me
And you make everything alright
And when I feel like I’m lost something tells me you’re here with me
And I can always find my way when you are here”
- Train
Mason’s comment was just ingenious! And I can’t think of a more perfect way for Ava to show her love for you – a pink shy and 2 rainbows – that is just pure Ava!
I just have tears streaming thinking of Ava letting you know she is happy!! She definitely knows just how loved she is.
And Mason is such a witty little man! He would fit in perfectly with my almost 7 year old.
Love,
Chesnye
My Precious Sheye. What a gift from Ava. Every part of me believes that she is pointint to that and saying, “look mum, I am still here, I am sooo very close and as beautiful and pink as ever.” Sheye, she watches over you guys. She is part of you forever. She is your rainbow after the storm of this life is through. One day when it’s your turn to go you will see her and she will be your rainbow. . . more beautiful than ever. I feel as if we should all be saying thank you thank you thank you. You are the one who inspires us to make the best of our situations. Thank you for your courageous example to all of us bereaved moms. I am so sorry I didn’t have a chance to comment on sweet Ava’s anniversary mark. We have been under the weather here and I didn’t have a chance to log on to the net. I thought of you ALL day, and prayed for you all week. Loves to you and your family.
JOY JOY JOY! What a beautiful sky! What a beautiful boy you have to have put it so eloquently, and what a beautiful princess to give you that painting to photograph
Justine xo
“We are boundless creatures”
Kobi Yamada
She found her own special way to show you that she will always be with you, just as I knew she would. We truly are boundless creatures and Ava’s gift reminds us that love is both boundless and infinite.
Thinking of you as always.
PS I think I love Mason :P Can you bottle him?
Mason was so right, wasn’t he? :) x
What a beaty!
There is more between heaven and earth than we do understand.
Thinking of you ALL.
Lovexxx
I wonder who´s sending you such sweet love messages here :))) She´s right there with you my friend…ALWAYS *hugs tight*
I think about Ava every single day since I discovered your Flickr profile, like a week ago. I’ve been spreading the awareness word so bad… and I love it! I can’t get tired of it, never.
Let’s keep Ava shinning for all of us!
Rosie :)
http://www.letmegrowstudio.net
What a gorgeous pink princess sky! I’m sure that was Ava’s way of playing with her big brother.
it was raindrops of joy.. and love from your Princess.. sending you a pink kiss from Heaven!