the light of a single candle can illuminate the darkest hour, but sometimes it is very hard to keep that candle lit.It is even harder to keep the candle lit in the hopes that it will help a loved one, when they seem to have lost all hope and joy. It is hard to stand by and watch the one you love struggle with despair and loss. You want to take the world on for them and right all the wrongs you think done to them. But all you can do is guard the candle's flame from the storm around them and offer them a safe haven, a sheltered harbor where they can find a few moments of peace, if they choose it. You want to gather them close and offer them comfort, but all you can so is hold the candle until they are ready to accept or ask for whatever you can offer. So here I stand... a beacon in the darkness. My candle sputtering occasionally, but guarded as best I can. Just waiting... With love in my heart... for whatever comes.