24 years ago our first child was born - a beautiful, healthy
daughter - and our lives changed forever. Those of you who are parents
understand exactly what I mean. Having children means giving of yourself until
there is really not much more to give! Am I right? Oh, but what rewards there
are for those who look….
Small kisses and big hugs……
school art projects taped to the
wall……
homemade Mother’s Day cards with hand written messages……
walks to the
park and hours (well, it seemed like hours) pushing the swing back and forth…….
a pink elephant birthday cake……
new school shoes…… backpacks thrown on the floor, overflowing with textbooks, candy wrappers, running shoes, sports uniforms.....
special parties: baptism, confirmation, high school
graduation, college graduation!........
painting the bedroom pink, and then
yellow…..
baby dolls, Barbies, ballerina outfits, hair ribbons, make-up¸
glittery shoes, twirly skirts, fuzzy slippers…
girls’ weekends in Chicago….
the
first day of kindergarten, the first day of college, the first car, the first
job,
the first apartment, the first boyfriend, the first broken heart……
long
nights awake worrying, praying, wondering…..
my heart is full of thanks and
awe.
Awwwwwwwwwwwwww, Tracy, you made me cry :-)
ReplyDeleteI LOVE that picture, so beautiful! My son's birthday was yesterday, too!!! 6:28 p.m. to be exact. He's five.
April 4th is a great day :-)
XOXO
Oh Dawn! I just LOVE 5 year old kids! Perfect age!
Delete:) thanks for that mom!
ReplyDelete- Jenny