Kentuky
Glasgow
Heart of Chartres, Private Residence
By
Debi Kermeen
When
my sister Betty found out that she had breast cancer, she called Marty
and me to talk about the possibility of building a labyrinth in her backyard.
Having heard many times of our stories about labyrinths as healing tools,
she thought that the time had come for her to find out whether those stories
were true.
Her family rallied behind her and decided to help build the labyrinth.
I organized a party to paint the clay paving stones that would be used
to outline the pathway. The bricks featured loving and encouraging words
addressed to Betty to inspire her as she walks the labyrinth. Even the
family dogs got into the action and had their paws gently dipped in paint
to make their own personalized bricks for Betty. Her husband, Jerry,
helped Marty remove the sod for the path outlines. Betty and I spent
a lot of
quality time laying the hand-painted bricks – creating precious
memories that we will always treasure. By the end of the day, the family
had built
a beautiful 25-foot Heart of Chartres labyrinth with a 20-inch path.
Betty
now has a labyrinth in her flower garden to walk for a cure, or at least
some consolation. And we all have the memory of how the family came together
from far and wide to support Betty’s recovery with love made visible
in the Heart of Chartres.