Random Picture

I was reading a post entitled Random Picture from a blogsite I was visiting for the first time.

Random Picture is a game of tag on cyberspace, and the author wrote "...if you are reading this consider yourself tagged."

The instructions are to go to the sixth folder in your picture file, pick the sixth photo, and tell the story.

Well, one of the fun things about blogging is that it is non-invasive, and non-intrusive. You can be as anonymous or as up front as you want to be. You are free to comment, or to remain silent. You can tiptoe in and out of other people's blogs, or make your presence felt by dropping a line or two. And as a blog author, you can write whenever you want to. There really are no rules, except that you be decent and kind.

So, today, I think I will go along and play tag.

Here's the story behind the sixth picture in the sixth folder of my picture file:

This is a picture of my husband Ernie when he was just in his early twenties. It must have been taken about 40 years ago.

I recognize the tower in the background, it is the top of the Cagsawa Church Tower in the province of Albay, all that was left of the church after Mayon Volcano erupted in 1814; the rest of it was buried in lava and ash. Read about this eruption here.

How I came to have this picture in my picture file is another story. When my husband passed away unexpectedly in November 2008, we looked for old pictures to put in a powerpoint presentation that we were putting together to honor him. My daughter took shots of his old pictures from his photo album.

What I love about this picture is the smile on Ernie's face. My husband was always smiling, he had a heart that was always joyful and singing.

I really miss him.

Thank you, Lord, for the memories. (Here is the post entitled Songs of Deliverance which I wrote the day after he went home to heaven.)