Sitting in a hospital room, my sister and I witnessed a tender moment between our mother and her own sister as my mother gently brushed her sister’s hair and applied lotion to her face. I couldn’t help but think that that could be us in 30 years and I cherished the image of that holy moment between the giver and the receiver, the lover and the loved. I encountered true beauty that day, displayed in a hospital room.
The beauty of a woman is not in a facial mode but the true beauty in a woman is reflected in her soul. It is the caring that she lovingly gives, the passion that she shows. The beauty of a woman grows with the passing years.
~ Audrey Hepburn
Let us cultivate beauty through our love and care for one another. Let us experience beauty by the way we receive the generosity and kindness of others. Let us become beauty through the gratitude in our hearts and the ability to see that everything is a gift.
If you would like to share your version of “Thankful Thursday” (photos or text or both) today or in the future, you can link your post to my post on Thursdays in the comments section with the title “Thankful Thursday”. For more Thankful Thursday posts by others, see links below in the comments section.
Have a great Thursday everyone!
This post is also part of Black & White Photo Challenge.
August 21, 2014 at 2:53 am
Thank you for sharing such beauty.
Peace!
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August 21, 2014 at 6:18 pm
Thank you Michael! Peace.
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August 21, 2014 at 8:45 am
Sisters are forever! Here is my contribution this Thursday. Have a great day.
http://hostessatheart.com/2014/08/21/thankful-thursday-15-home-sweet-home/
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August 21, 2014 at 8:49 am
You captured a beautiful moment in time with this photo. May we always be blessed with loved ones in our lives
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August 28, 2014 at 1:03 am
Thank you Nora.
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August 21, 2014 at 9:38 am
Such a moving story… I love the picture.
This is my Thankful Thursday’s version: http://celebratingsunshine.com/2014/08/21/macaroons-thankful-thursday/
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August 21, 2014 at 10:21 am
Thank you so much for sharing the precious photo and story.
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August 21, 2014 at 11:51 am
(*tears up*) This is a beautiful moment! Thank you for sharing.
Here is my offering: https://martha0stout.wordpress.com/2014/08/21/relatives-thankful-thursday/
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August 28, 2014 at 1:03 am
Thank you so much Martha!
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August 21, 2014 at 1:30 pm
How very sweet and tender. Great black and white.
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August 28, 2014 at 1:04 am
Thank you so much Cee!
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August 23, 2014 at 11:48 pm
A lovely photo of such a tender and personal moment. Thanks for sharing.
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August 28, 2014 at 1:04 am
Thank you so much!
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August 25, 2014 at 9:14 am
A sweet drop of honey in a time of challenge and pain…the giving of tenderness and love.
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August 28, 2014 at 1:05 am
What lovely words. Thank you so much Annette.
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August 28, 2014 at 11:12 pm
That is a tender moment you’ve captured. Inspiring post.
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