1002. Today my forest is dark.The trees are sad and all the butterflies have broken wings. ~Raine Cooper

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Ya know, I do realize full well how lucky I am to be alive and I’m completely aware of what a gift every day is, but dang, if today hasn’t been full, and throwing them one right after the other, of those moments when “anything that can possibly go wrong, does.” On top of that the myriad of crappy moments started shortly after I awoke with a screaming migraine headache that’s still raging and will probably continue to do so until the wee hours of the morning. Even so I’ve done my best to hang in there and be the “Little Miss Sunshine” that one of my followers calls me, at least until now. So please forgive me if you are offended by the image below, but I believe we are born to be real, not perfect, and enough is enough already. There’s simply not enough shovels for this kind of lousy day…

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Please Lord: Wash away all my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin. ~Psalm 51:2 ✝

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36 thoughts on “1002. Today my forest is dark.The trees are sad and all the butterflies have broken wings. ~Raine Cooper”

  2. Praying that the migraine will go Natalie. Marilyn used to suffer regular migraines when she was younger – sometimes for three days so we do understand. Our sh**ty day was yesterday. While I did my best to miss my train to London, Marilyn locked the car/house keys in the boot (trunk) outside church. Because she had not unlocked the doors the garage had to break a window to get into the car and retrieve the keys (Fords in Europe have this wonderful deadlock system that appears to be fool proof). So the car had to go to the garage and we had a bill of £152 today for replacing the window.

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  4. I love you, Natalie. And I’m sending a virtual hug your way. ❤ My daughter also needed a hug today. Some days really seem to dish out more crap than others. My testy day was yesterday, and then a lovely package arrived from a sweet lady from Texas, and my day cheered up like I'd gotten a hug from a special friend. I won't open it til Christmas. xo
    Blessings & hugs ~ Wendy

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    • Oh how sweet, Wendy, and thank you for that. Your virtual hug was a good one. I’m so sorry your daughter had not had a good day either. Bless her heart. Give her a hug for me too. Oh do go ahead and open your package now. There’s no need to wait. I’m so glad you got it and that you have a special friend somewhere in Texas. Hee hee
      Love and hugs, N 🙂 ❤

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  5. Oh, Natalie, I feel for you. I’ve had those headaches all my life and that really says it all. I have to admit though, that I’m about to fall on the floor from laughing so hard at this. I am so sorry, I know how you hurt, but at the same time, oh my, this is hysterical. The very reason I had to sit and decide whether I would spend my life in misery and tears from the pain, or look for the humor brought by that same misery and pain. You have surpassed all my efforts of the past 62 years with this one post. Gotta get off here now and roll on the floor for a while, but I’ll be praying for you at the same time. O M Gosh. Love n HUGS. Angie

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    • Thank you, my friend. I could have gotten even more real but decided not to offend the Lord. You’re right life is definitely not all sunshine and rainbows.
      I so appreciate your sweet comment and well wishes to make it better. Love and hugs, N 🙂 ❤

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  10. Okay, so first I didn’t know if I should worry, panic or call for the men in the little white jackets…or…..laugh.
    I laughed.
    But I know you most likely won’t be reading this with a raging migraine.
    I’ve lived with migraines since I was 12—I’d practically drink a bottle of either Motrin, bufferin, excedrin, and even use to use those blasted shots begging for a narcotic—nothing worked but to tough if out, throw up, see it though and sleep it off.
    And you know the Enemy relishes in emptying his entire cache of ills, woes and mayhem on one’s head when one is already down for the count.
    So crappy, shitty ( I never knew it was spelled with two t’s) and miserable it shall be—until the pain subsides, the mishaps and miscues turn around and you my dear, are restored to natalie normal 🙂
    hugs and love and prayers for that throbbing head to subside—
    and thank you for giving me something to actually laugh about today as the black clouds seem to be hanging on in this neck of the woods—

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    • You just crack me up, missy. I love that of all the choices you decided to laugh. So like you! Oh yes, the Enemy does indeed love to torment us in such ways as he is always in wont of reclaiming our souls. Thanks for you well wishes and I hope soon to return to natalie normal too. Not sure I’ve ever been normal, but thanks anyway. I’m so sorry the black cloudsare hovering over your world again. I pray the clear off soon and the sun fills you with warmth and love and hope. Love and hugs, N 🙂 ❤

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  11. Everyone can have a bad day, it comes with territory of being alive. And I think it’s okay, to feel that everything is awful sometimes. When I have days like that I try to pamper myself, eat what I want, drink what I want, watch feelgood movies, shut the world out little bit. A hug also works miracles. So I’m sending you one now 💖💖💖💖. Don’t feel bad about being in a bad mood, or feeling sad, that is just being human 😊💖

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  14. I hope you are feeling much better today and enjoying better moments, that the trees rejoice in the soft, golden light reflected by mended wings of butterflies who grow strong from their rest. Peace, dear Natalie. ❤

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