My Candle is Glowing

Amen
My husband and I just got done lighting our candles and saying our prayer. It was very moving. We're still wiping our eyes.

God bless all of my sisters in pink.

Love, Patti

TraciInLA said:

I can see them!
Thank you so much, Cousin Natly, for starting this thread -- I just got home from work here in Los Angeles, and I'm so excited to see all your candles!

Let's keep this thread going this evening -- let us know when yours is lit.

Traci

Merging threads -- thank you, Dee!
Dee (dyaneb123) posted this song she wrote for Relay for Life on another thread when she lit her candle this evening -- I didn't want anyone over here on this thread to miss her beautiful words:

"I am lighting this candle for you my friends
a symbol of hope and of light
for every survivor
I'll raise my candle higher
We will fight, we will fight, we will fight!"

Marcia527 said:

Candle lit in Texas
It's glowing.

I posted on both threads. double the support.

Candle in PA.

Candle in PA.

Marcia527 said:

Candle lit in Texas
It's glowing.

I posted on both threads. double the support.

Summer Sage Scented Candle...
Lit in Chicago. Mine will remain aglow for the next two hours, when our pink sisters farthest to the West join in.

With heartfelt hopes & prayers, empathy & compassion, support & encouragement, now & always...

Susan
12/25

My candle is lit... watching
My candle is lit here in kansas city... watching it burn... and will keep it lit until 7 pm hits the Northwest...

What a site it is in my minds eye... all of the candles together burning brightly!

♥ & hugs,

~T

Traci
Even though my candle isn't lit yet, I can feel the warm glow from this magic night.

Thank you so much for this!

Cindy

TraciInLA said:

A thought for tonight
"At times our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person.

Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us."

- Albert Schweitzer

My candle is lit and shining
My candle is lit and shining brightly for all of us and those who support and love us. I'm celebrating a little victory today as I just had my 6th chemo, halfway thru my treatment. My hands are clearing up, my white blood cell counts came back higher today than last week, even with no shots. I've been giving the go-ahead for #7 next week if no additional side effects show up. I'm wearing a compression sleeve and glove for lymphadema so that's a small inconvenience but I'm not complaining. Thanks, Traci for coming up with this from your poet's heart. I want you to be my cuz too, along with Natly. Congrats, Natly. Love you all.
My prayer: May God look down on these points of light and remember each of us as we go thru our struggles to conquer this beast that wants to put out our light. May He help us to become CONQUERERS, as well as SURVIVORS.

TraciInLA said:

Welcoming any Mountain Time folks...
Come we now out of the darkness of our unknowing
and the dusk of our dreaming;

Come we now from far places.

Come we now into the twilight of our awakening
and the reflection of our gathering.

Come we now all together.

- Annie Foerster

Beautiful poem, Traci. I'm
Beautiful poem, Traci. I'm lighting a beautifully scented candle right now. xoxoxo Lynn

Christine Louise said:

Lit in KS
Had to come inside when the rain threatened to extinguish my candle. Reading your beautiful posts, I have to keep my tears from putting it out! Bless you all.

No matter the rain, no matter the tears
We can still see your candle, Christine Louise.

I guess that's the whole point of our candles tonight, isn't it? -- that they burn bright and strong and beautiful, even through rain and tears.

Thank you, Christine Louise, for reminding us of that.

Traci