12/27/2023
Exactly 19 years ago I laboured under a full moon. It was a crazy labour that sped up and slowed down and swirled me round and round... I was literally doing star jumps at one point! It was a long haul and our midwife, Petra and Jed took naps while I looked out the window into the dark of the early morning and the shadows the moon cast over our property. Well aware there was a couple of hotel rooms filled with Australians waiting to cuddle this baby, but true to her nature that she was definitely coming in her own time! I didn’t know then that on the other side of the world, a tsunami was washing out the island where Jed and I had met. A place we felt very connected to. It was a powerful moon indeed. On the 27th Dec at 11.10am ( we like to think 11.11 since this was pre iPhone era) our beautiful angel Luella was born. It’s so fitting this year as she turns 19, the Canadian age of adulthood, that the full moon falls on the same evening…… and so unexpected that in a few short weeks we will be on that island with her dads ashes.
There is so much we are feeling this year, in our memories and in our hearts. The cycles of celebration and memorials, of life and of death. The tragedies that create tears in our souls and the simple moments that sew joy in to our fibres.
Every moment with this girl is a blessing. She’s a heart song. I’ve always called her Angel because that’s the rhythm I feel with her. As radiant and as powerful as the luminous full moon.
We love you Luella. Happy birthday 🌕💖
