Wordless Wednesday

Christy deKoning, 2009

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Louvinia Pointer, 1916-2009

Mom Pointer at her 90th birthday

This has been a difficult post to get out, so I decided to start with a portion of a letter I wrote to a friend this past Saturday:

"I have just lived through some of the most profound moments of my life, and at the end of hers, with Mom Pointer. We arrived in Brooklyn yesterday afternoon, and none too soon, because it is expected that she will not make it through the weekend. She has a notebook, so she can write, she is too weak to speak, but her mind is sharp. When I walked in to her room, she picked up her pen and wrote 'my daughter, I love you so much, how is Edward?' The timing of our visit was perfect. We stayed at the house for a couple of hours, not in the room with her the whole time, but when it was time for me to leave her, I got in real close, she gathered her strength, and in a whisper and said 'You are my daughter', and I said 'You are my mother.' Again, she said 'You are my daughter', and I repeated' 'You are my mother. ' It was a moment the likes of which I have never experienced. I had to see her. So, now, I rest, and wait for the news....'

Mom Pointer went home to be with the Lord in the early hours of Wednesday morning. Now, I will tell you what I know. She had the voice of an angel when she sang, she loved the Lord with all her heart, with all her soul and with all her might, she kept the plight of the Negro Spiritual alive as choral director of 'The Great Day Chorale' for the last 20 years of her life, and in that, her waters ran very deep . She was wife and mother to 3 amazing children, Olive, Billy and Noel, grandmother and great-grandmother to what seems like a small army of children. I was blessed to know and love her as 'Mom'.

Over the years I learned that the Pointer household had a revolving door, front and back, meaning that neighborhood children, of every race, color and creed, (our 4 legged friends alike), were in and out of that house at one point or another. Hundreds and hundreds of children, literally. We met close to 30 years ago at her home in Brooklyn, at a bible study around her famous dining room table. Many a person came and went from around the table as well, but even more life-long relationships were birthed at that very spot. As my personal relationship with the Lord grew, so did my personal relationship with Mom Pointer. She was my 'go to' person, when the waters of life became rough, and I can just hear her saying 'Amy, THIS is who you are, trust God, believe God.' So, in the end, my heart is sealed in the special bond we shared. Prayers for comfort and grace abound for the Pointer-Harney family, and for the long, long reach of Mom's extended family. Finally, a scripture she mouthed over and over and over again last Friday:

"The weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strongholds."
2 Corinthians 10:4

Small, but...

These 2 pair of earrings are some of my favorites. They are the size of an American nickel and just a hair larger than a penny! I'm stuck on this glorious champagne gold cubic zirconia color. They are so elegant. The other pair are garnet red (vs. deep, deep red) cubic zirconia briolettes. These baubles are very delicate. There are 5, 6x6 mm CZ briolettes, each separated by a gold vermeil nugget on a 28 gauge wire. The sparkle from the CZ is unmatched! There is a definite left and a right so that these lovely, full earrings face forward. 1 1/2" in length with the hook. They're small, but striking. Check them out in my Etsy shop.

Awwww, you guys are scaredy-cats!!!!

Since so many of you were scared of Big Kitty (or at least the look on his face!), I decided to do some damage control and show you this wonderful relationship between Edward and Big Kitty...really people, BK is the best man cat. He is loyal, very, very consistent, a real under your chin, rub you on the forehead because you are family, snuggle in kind of guy. The level of trust between Big Kitty and Edward is obvious, so have no fear, he's a love! (Edward too!)

Wordless Wednesday

Big Kitty (Edward holding him), after unauthorized visit to the basement of our old house. (vs. our new house, where we live now.)

Wordless Wednesday

Mt. Fiugi After Snow, 1932

Pine Tree After Snow, 1929
Kawase Hasui (1883-1957)
Japanese Woodblocks

(Chris, this one is for you!)