My friend Molly emailed me a link to this yesterday. She was right..I loved it. But it was funny that she sent it to me and then called and told me to watch it, when I was supposed to be getting ready to meet her (and some other friends) for lunch.
After you watch it, you'll know why my preparations came to a halt while I sobbed. I love this mom's writing style...and I can SO relate to her sentiments here. Ugh, can I relate! As much as I'm loving the journey...and trying more diligently to live in the moment...it is still SO hard to think of this time coming to an end. I know it will, and that the next chapter will be good, too...but MAN this is the good stuff!
You can watch it here:
My challenge is to practice letting go while I still have them here...and to try not to resent the intrusions (read: All the obligations that take them from me or vice-versa) with a fiery passion.
I'm going to go give them all a hug now...even if they go rigid, or limp...or barely hug me back.
1 comment:
sob, sob. thanks for the reminder to slow down and not be so quick to wish they were asleep from another "ordinary day". i always wish they could do more, communicate better, be older. in the same breath i'm always telling them not to grow older and to stay young. i can't believe one day they will be GONE! thanks for the good cry.
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