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Retts's avatar

Love this!

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Candace Rose Rardon's avatar

Thank you, Retts! I'm so glad you enjoyed it ✨

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Dianne Moritz's avatar

Wow, that must have been beautiful to see. Lucky you.

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Candace Rose Rardon's avatar

It really was, and I knew right away that I had to try and share the beauty and wonder of it with you here as well. Thank you for reading! ✨

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Laura Caplan's avatar

Wonderful!!!

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Candace Rose Rardon's avatar

Muchísimas gracias, Laura! 🥰

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Kat McCormick's avatar

Gorgeous 🌕

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Candace Rose Rardon's avatar

Thank you, Kat! ✨

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Susan Miller's avatar

that last line grabbed me and I sighed for all of us.

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Candace Rose Rardon's avatar

Thank you so much, Susan -- I'm so glad that line spoke to you ✨

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Aimee Guest's avatar

Beautiful Candace. What a great image for both the seasons when there is a shadow in our lives and the season after when the shadow moves and the light is unhindered again.

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Candace Rose Rardon's avatar

Thank you so much for reading, Aimee, and for your beautiful comment -- I'm so glad this story resonated with you ✨

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Beverley Dickson's avatar

Gorgeous - what a moment to capture and beautiful illustrations ✨

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Candace Rose Rardon's avatar

Thank you so much, Beverley -- I'm so glad you enjoyed the story! 🤍

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Courtney Shosh's avatar

Thank you for this!

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Candace Rose Rardon's avatar

Absolutely! And thanks so much for your comment, Courtney 🤍

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Mira Dessy's avatar

How wonderful that you got to see that. Over on this side of the world we weren't able to. It sounds like it was amazing.

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Candace Rose Rardon's avatar

Thank you so much for your lovely comment, Mira -- I truly feel so lucky that I just so happened to be on the right side of the world, and looking out my window at just the right time, to see the eclipse as it unfolded. It felt very meant to be 🤍✨

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Lisa DeYoung's avatar

A beautiful little story that emerged from your beautiful experience! Thank you for sharing!

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Candace Rose Rardon's avatar

Thank you so much for your lovely words, Lisa! I'm so glad you enjoyed the story ✨

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Alyson Archibeque's avatar

Absolutely beautiful retelling of a powerful experience. I’ve heard the eclipse likened to the turning off and on of a switch. A reboot. And you witnessed it first hand so unexpectedly. What a gift. 🌕

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Candace Rose Rardon's avatar

It really did feel like such a gift to witness, Alyson, and your beautiful words are another gift! Thank you so much for sharing that about the symbolism of an eclipse -- there are indeed some things in my life right now that could use a little reboot, so I'll be thinking about that over the days to come 🤍✨

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Sue Cauhape's avatar

How lucky for you all to be in the right place. We discovered that we wouldn't be able to see the eclipse because it would happen during the early sunlit evening. Well, harrumph! The medea made such a big deal about it, too. So, thank you for this beautiful sequel to your full moon story. I feel now like I saw it too.

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Candace Rose Rardon's avatar

"I feel now like I saw it too." I love that, Sue! I think that's always been at the heart of my mission as a writer and artist, so it makes me really happy to hear that you could picture the eclipse. I'm sending a bit of its magic your way this week 🤍✨

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Sue Cauhape's avatar

Hugs! 🥰

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Lischer Tracy's avatar

So you’re in Belgium! Your universality is wonderful. And the colors you choose!

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Candace Rose Rardon's avatar

Lischer, your comment made my day to read, thank you so much 🥹 I love that you used the word universality -- it's so important to me as a writer and artist, and especially just as a person, to be welcoming and inclusive, so it means a lot to hear that comes through for you here as well. And I'm so glad you love the colors, too! 🙏✨

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Aussie Jo's avatar

This was wonderful

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Candace Rose Rardon's avatar

Thank you, Jo!

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Cate Whittle's avatar

A beautiful observation about life and trust, and three celestial bodies in perfect alignment...

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Candace Rose Rardon's avatar

Thank you so much for your wonderful comment, Cate -- and I'm especially glad that picture of perfect alignment spoke to you 🤍✨

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Cheryl J's avatar

Positively lovely. What a magical moment it must have felt like for you.

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Candace Rose Rardon's avatar

Thank you, Cheryl! It really was quite a moment to witness the eclipse, and I knew right away that I had to try and share the beauty and magic of it with you here as well ✨

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