Honor and Celebration of Sweet Jess on Cupcake Day 2023

 

Fern at Eagle Creek by Jessica Melinda Novak

So today is Cupcake Day again. It's been a gorgeous, peaceful day, and we've been blessed with some much welcome sunshine, which is rare in what has become what I call "State College Seattle," with all the clouds and rain and wet and mold and lack of sunshine. For someone who spent many years in my beloved California, the sunshine state, it never gets easy going without that golden light, so when it comes wow, I just love it. Especially today.

On this Cupcake Day I'm celebrating the life of my daughter, who was a professional photographer while she was here, and so the first photo I'm sharing is her observation and capture of the lovely fern above, which is like a smile and embrace all in one from our mother, Earth. Nothing was too small for Jess's notice, nothing too big. This one I will have printed and framed and I will hang it in my studio, in celebration of all that is beautiful, and in celebration of seeing the world for a moment through the eyes of my child, who is now a Celestial being, as we all shall be someday, when the time is right.

My ever so favorite photo that Jess took.

So while I was pulling together the photos for this post, this one (above) came up on my computer, which shows her approval and happiness for today, for my celebration of her life, and for the beauty in our world, which is all around us. It is my very favorite photo that she took, so absolutely perfect. I did have this one blown up and framed it at State College Framing Company. They did a great job and it makes me smile and fills me with love every time I look at it in our home.

Another photo Jess captured at Eagle Creek in Portland, Oregon.

I have a folder called "Jess's Green Photos," and it's composed of some of the Nature shots she took on her road trips and hikes. Soooooo beautiful. This is one (above) that is so satisfying to look at because of the composure of ferns, the delicacy of them, the softness, and I especially like it because behind the fern is the darkness. We all work to balance the light with the dark, and she knew that, and liked to capture images that depicted it. It's within and around us all. It's our challenge in life, to find the balance and acceptance of both the light and the dark.

And here's another one. This one always pulls my heartstrings, very powerful image.

Oh so poignant.

This image that Jess took pulls my heartstrings because she captured innocence and trust facing adversity. That is us, isn't it? And when the sun comes out tomorrow, many of these blossoms will still be thriving, yet others will be gone....

One thing I decided to do today for this post was open our book, Letters to Celestial Jess, Afterlife Messages from My Daughter, and see where I land. I knew she would put me at just the right place for us all. And I landed on page 181, where she tells me "Trust the process Momma," and she's talking about the process of LIFE itself. I've learned to do this, and it's so wonderful, though sometimes we don't understand it or "trust" it when crazy things are happening. As we progress through our lives and Earth adventures we realize that we are exactly where we're supposed to be for what we need to experience, age helps to bring about that wisdom. Her advice, as usual, is right on target. 

It's okay.

I've come to realize that with this "gone-ness" of beloveds gone to True Home, it's okay. It truly IS okay. There's something right and good about it. We come from True Home, we go back to True Home, however we define that, and there, we go on to have life and adventures that boggle our limited human capacity to envision or understand. So we celebrate her life and adventures both here and where she is now with a little cupcake, a song, and some celebratory Cupcake wine. I'm sure she's with us when we do this, pouring her love into us all. XO!

My Love doing what she loved best.

Cheers to all on their new journeys. Cheers, comfort, and peace to all still here in our Earth adventures. 

May your hearts be filled with the love of your beloveds both here and there and everywhere, and trust in your own adventures and experiences.

Celebrate lives well lived. And continue to celebrate and immerse yourself in your Earth journey with all your heart, because all IS well. 

Namaste,

~Jen