Stories Collected While Living in France

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Love Note

               Corey_and_yann_2

Dear Corey,

I hold you in my arms every moment.
I love you,

Yann

My friend Cecile took the photo up above. Since I hadn’t seen it French Husband added a note and sent it to me today. Ah a breath of fresh air!

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Note: Many of you have asked me how I can keep up my blog during this difficult moment. Blogging feels like one of the only things that hasn’t changed in my life. Whereas everything around me is different…. My blog offers some normality to me at this point. It helps me chart the unknown turf and walk steadily along the path.

Thank you for listening to my tale.

Comments

76 responses to “Love Note”

  1. Heaven & Earth

    Dear Corey
    Yes, in hard times you need sometimes to focus at something different. I know from a time my youngest daughter was very ill. It was necessary to sometimes rise and take in some “air”. Simply in order to be able to have the strength to keep going, being there for her.

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  2. letigre

    A lovely photo and beautiful words from your husband. I haven’t been commenting very often as everything I would wish to say is always said by others before me and much more eloquently than I could ever do. But you are in my thoughts, even if I aren’t commenting very often these days.

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  3. Kris

    Lucky man, and he knows it: he holds you tight.

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  4. marita

    dancing the dark nights away…

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  5. Di

    What a beautiful photo! I am glad that it brought you comfort!

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  6. pauline

    To love and be loved is soul satisfying. You have love overflowing. It is a beautiful thing that you share with those of us who come here.

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  7. naturegirl

    A beautiful reminder of the loving support and arms that you have wrapped around you at this difficult time. I hold you and your father in my prayers.
    I was saddened to hear the latest news as I catch up on your blog as I vacation in Arizona. hugging you NG xo

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  8. Nel

    I am sighing as I read this post and holding back tears. Such a thoughtful, loving gesture. Stay strong.

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  9. Jeanne

    How beautiful and precious is this photograph and all the words.
    I love you my darling friend.
    Love and prayers for you all
    Love Jeanne

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  10. Julie Ann

    So glad that sharing your family story with us helps you negotiate your way through this unknown territory. It touches my heart and will help each one of us in untold ways. How wonderful to receive a love letter and that beautiful photograph to treasure from your loving husband. The distances involved create another layer of stress in this difficult period. I send you and your family strength and hope. You are brave Corey, continued prayers, Jx

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  11. Dee/reddirtramblings

    Corey,
    Even though I haven’t written lately, you have remained in my thoughts and prayers. I check your blog everyday to see how you and your father are.~~Dee

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  12. Dee/reddirtramblings

    Corey,
    Even though I haven’t written lately, you have remained in my thoughts and prayers. I check your blog everyday to see how you and your father are.~~Dee

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  13. carol

    You and your family remain in my prayers.

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  14. Miz Booshay

    Beautiful and touching.
    I love his hand on your back; it has strength and passion.

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  15. anna

    Such tenderness in that photo, Corey… in your husband’s words. Thank you for sharing so much of your life, your thoughts and feelings…your heart.

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  16. ShannonL

    I noticed the way his hand presses you to him, too. You and Yann have a great marriage.
    What a sweet surprise to lift your mood.
    I understand why you blog. And I’m glad you do….for my own selfish reasons. It helps me know that you are a little bit OK. And I don’t worry as much as I would 🙂

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  17. Pam Aries

    I totally understand about blogging. Blogging helps. Even the silliest things I can write..or the most poignant seem to connect me with myself when I blog.. I think I blog for my Self sometimes! . The photo of you and Yann is darling! Does he have a broter..oh yeah, we’ve been thru that..hah hheh

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  18. Cheryl

    Corey, Thank you for sharing that intimate picture and love note…very inspiring!

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  19. misti

    What a sweet photo. And it must have come at the most correct time possible.

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  20. Leslie Garcia

    Dear Corey and Yann Amaro,
    Seeing this photo brought to mind these words that I have on a painting from 25years ago…
    “From every human being there rises a light that reaches straight to Heaven…and when two souls that are destined to be together…find eachother…their streams of light flow together…and a single brighter light…goes forth from their united being.”
    God Bless you both and your wonderful family.
    Peace,
    Leslie

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  21. Melissa’s Cozy Teacup

    I understand why you blog. It can be good ‘therapy’.

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  22. Dee

    Oh Corey…how sweet of FH to send that note along with a picture!
    You are blessed!
    We are all holding you in our arms…giving you support! 🙂
    Dee

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  23. Leanne Beasley

    While cleaning out my studio I came across a card with this:
    “When you come to the edge of all that you know, you must believe in one of two things: there will be earth upon which to stand, or you will be given wings.” Anon
    I had put it away, after a time when I needed to read it everyday, was over. It made me think of you right now.

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  24. M-Noëlle

    Let your mind and heart dancing… breathing… with your dear husband !

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  25. Mari-Nanci

    -sigh-
    I can certainly understand why you blog. And I am so glad that you get relief, from so doing.
    And I so want your life to return to normal. I so want… I so want… I may be over-stepping to say this, in a comment. But I do. I so want this, for you. I want peace to come to all…
    Gentle hugs,
    Mari-Nanci

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  26. nancy

    lovely…that’s from your party right?
    love nancy

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  27. rel

    Corey,
    Seeing you and Yann is like watching a beautiful blossom in the peak of it’s bloom… as rich abiding love should look.
    rel

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  28. tommie

    What a comforting sight for your eyes!

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  29. Marilyn

    Dear Corey,
    Thanks for allowing us to walk with you. Love shines through the picture of you and Yann.
    Marilyn

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  30. martina

    The photograph and Yann’s note are beautiful!

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  31. Vienna for Beginners

    Dear Corey,
    I am so glad you have the comfort of your husband’s and family’s love and that you can enjoy blogging during this difficult time. Throughout my sisters long illness, taking part in everyday “normal” things was like magic straws that were able to hold my weight above water. All the best to you,
    Merisi

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  32. kim

    Well — that just melted my heart. The photo is gorgeous. The words are so loving.
    Blessings on you and your family.
    Kim

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  33. eivlys

    I DO understand ! keeping some little things unchanged !
    take care Corey

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  34. Pat

    Amazingly beautiful photo that speaks volumes.
    I absolutely understand why you continue to blog through this time, Corey.
    Thoughts and prayers are with you all.
    Pat

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  35. Olivia

    Your story is so deep and important wherever you go in life because your offer it up from the depth of your soul. I have been praying for your father and you and lost internet contact for a while because we were moving. When we connected again I immediately came to your blog to see how you and your father are doing to your post about waiting. I immediately remembered this poem which I am sure you know:
    “I said to my soul, be still, and wait without hope/For hope would be hope for the wrong thing/ Wait without love, for love would be love for the wrong thing/There is yet faith, but the faith and the love and the hope are all in the waiting – / Wait without thought, for you are not ready for thought,/So the darkness shall be the light,/And the stillness, the dancing.//
    I know how difficult this is. I know how hard it is to not be able to have the power to make someone we love heal or create a desired outcome and to have to yield to life, whatever it may be. It is one of the central issues of my life to struggle around this. I want you to know how fine and couragous your spirit and your father’s spirit through all. I wish for you and all your family the very best of what can be – the light and the dancing even in such a painful time. My heart is with you.

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  36. farmlady

    Dear Corey,
    There are times in our lives that are the most difficult to bare. I understand what you are going through with your father because I went through this last year. My Dad would have been 94 today.
    Having the love of a good husband is the strongest support there is. Let those arms surround you with love and strength.
    P.S. You have an award waiting for you on my blog.

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  37. Olivia

    p.s. The poem about “waiting” is by T.S. Eliot

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  38. apt a [berriehead]

    I LOVE how tenderly he is holding you:)the way his hand is at the small of your back* great shot! I too am holding you tenderly in my mind and prayers. xo

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  39. Lea

    A love note in your heart forever…

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  40. Anne

    The picture is gorgeous, it made me fill up…it really touched my heart xox

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  41. kenju

    In troubled times, a blog can be your savior, and those who respond in empathy are angels. I don’t know how someone could NOT blog in those times.

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  42. Jessie

    This photo is so beautiful. It oozes romance. Lovely. Thank you for sharing it. Your blog is a joy to read even if during your tough times. All the best to you………….We’re with you in spirit.

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  43. JanePoe (aka Deborah)

    So happy that you are surrounded by the love of your dear husband, family and friends. Keep blogging, feeling, and experiencing whatever unfolds. In peace & love, xx, JP/deb

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  44. Miss Maddie’s

    A love letter from home… even across the miles the heart does not waver.
    If blogging helps to distract and comfort you then at least it offers a window of escape at a difficult time.
    And a note of thanks for your wonderful article in this month’s Romantic Homes that has helped me to escape from this endless winter.
    xo Susan

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  45. rochambeau

    So glad you received your love letter. So glad you have your blog as a refuge and gave me the gift of mine!
    xox
    Constance

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  46. laura

    Ok, i hate to be the cheeky one, but OH! isn’t FH just so handsome! WHOOOOOOOO WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE and pass the ice water!
    and now for the ‘adult’ portion of my comment:
    um…nope, sorry – still fixated on Handsome french husband.
    ::sigh::
    GRIN love and hugs
    laura

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  47. Suzanne

    Corey, this is the most loving photo I have seen lately. No more words… just emotions and feelings. And a thank you note to God to introduce me a friend with such a beautiful Love*
    Thank you for sharing, Corey… that’s all I can say.

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  48. sonrie

    what a lovely sentiment by your husband; you are very fortunate

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  49. Maddy

    Lots of love to you Corey, I’m always checking in and thinking of you at this very hard time. Strength to you.

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  50. Janet

    I would have cried my eyes out. In a good crying sort of way. 🙂
    He reminds me of Richard Gere.
    Together you are both beautiful.

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  51. Karen C

    Corey – Whatever it takes to get you through. I know I owe you a lot for what you have brought me through and you never need to know. Perhaps one day I can ‘pay it forward’.
    PS Does Yann write to you in French or English? Not that it really matters, just curious.

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  52. Gillian

    You are fortunate, to have that kind of love~!
    Blogging must be cathartic, in a way for you. A rock.
    Thinking of you,
    Gillian
    xo

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  53. Karen C

    Corey – Whatever it takes to get you through. I know I owe you a lot for what you have brought me through and you never need to know. Perhaps one day I can ‘pay it forward’.
    PS Does Yann write to you in French or English? Not that it really matters, just curious.

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  54. Cindy

    SO beautiful =**

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  55. stephanie

    What a beautiful photo, keeping love close.
    thinking of you…

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  56. Rosemary

    So sweet and romantic Corey!!
    Rosemary

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  57. Lynne

    And love is all you need!

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  58. lauren

    Thinking of you…
    still.
    (Don’t worry Yann, if WE can feel your love for her, you know SHE can.)
    hugs my friend,
    lauren

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  59. susanna

    Awwwww…look at you two! Sweet! Little loving notes like that make a world of difference, don’t they?
    I’m wishing you and your family strength…

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  60. Marge

    Hi Corey…that is the sweetest note from Yann….what a wonderful picture! I love how Yann’s hand is resting on your back.Still praying for your dad, you and your family.

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  61. Hasmin

    Unexpected sweetness and love…from far away…how precious is he?! 😉
    ((hugs)) to you, Dear Corey.

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  62. TACE

    Thank-you for blogging. I enjoy your posts, I’m sorry things are rough right now with your father’s health. Continued good thoughts….

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  63. tinker

    Oh, what love! Such a sweet, beautiful photo and love note…
    Everyone must find their own way of dealing with such situations, and yours seems to me to be especially lovely, Corey. Sending many thoughts and prayers your way~xo

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  64. meredith

    I know what you mean about keeping up the blogging. It was the solid ground I could walk on, too.

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  65. beachy

    There is so much love in your family, Corey!

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  66. andrea

    Corey you don’t have to answer to any one. You do whatever you feel you need to do.
    I loved the note from your love. He is such a gem.
    Much love and hugs,
    a.

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  67. Miss Sandy

    Another love note….
    “I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee! I am with you always!”
    Love,
    God
    {Hebrews 13:5 & Matthew 28:20}

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  68. annieelf

    Tender and true, he is.

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  69. Lisa Oceandreamer

    I know exactly what you mean. I blogged during THE most difficult time in my life – it kept me somewhat sane amid the insanity and the uncertainty. It was like being enveloped in the unseen nurturing I knew was out there. It is in those moments nothing changes and everything changes.
    I continue to hold your hand.
    XOXO
    Love,
    Lisa

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  70. Paris Parfait

    What a sweet and romantic husband you have! Thinking of you and your family…still praying. xoxox

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  71. Caffienated Cowgirl

    Such a great photo…glad you shared it. Keep the faith 🙂

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  72. My Melange

    You both look adorable together!! I bet your face lit up when you saw it 🙂

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  73. Denise

    It is hard to know what to write, but I want to write to you. This is my initial thought that types out.
    Beautiful.
    In times of heartache, you are blessed.
    You treasure the sorrow and the joy. But in the midst of sorrow;
    You have much joy.
    I enjoy your blog.

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  74. le petit cabinet de curiosites

    Wonderful words that can fly accross the ocean and this picture is so touching .
    You own all that in your heart no matter where you are

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  75. kristin Co

    Oh, ma douce amie … comme il est réconfortant de vous voir enlacés ainsi tous les deux ! Amitiés.

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  76. Yewandé

    Wonderful photo, the words are a bonus as even had he not written them you can SEE he adores you.
    (He is truly scrumptious too I must say)
    I stumbled upon your blog by accident tonight and your family all seem so warm and close, I have only my children now so I took comfort from your happy closeness. Thanks for the blog and yes keep it up, throughout the hard times and the good as a record of how you felt which may give comfort later on. I dont pray but I AM hoping all works out ok and your father recovers or is at least comfortable.
    Much Love
    Yewandé
    xx

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