The children do it to me every time. When I hear children’s voices singing hymns, the tears fall. Memories of the days when my own children were a part of the service. None of my children have kept a church going tradition and it saddens me. Your daughter is on a good path. You see the difficulties and are powerless to help. But believe me your presence is everything.
Your slice is vulnerable and honest and the emotion of both the moment and the totality of children growing up and becoming independent is captured perfectly.
Reading your slice made me tear up! I am in the midst of my little kids, but I so love seeing the magic through their eyes and know it will go fast. But I cry at school too anytime there are children singing at a concert (obviously not this year), but their innocence and sweetness always chokes me up. Good luck to your daughter on her next adventures.
You have such a way with words, putting emotions into each paragraph, bringing us into your space in ways that are not easily done. You know when you close a book and hug it because you feel moved to do so? That’s what this post did for me. So well done.
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The children do it to me every time. When I hear children’s voices singing hymns, the tears fall. Memories of the days when my own children were a part of the service. None of my children have kept a church going tradition and it saddens me. Your daughter is on a good path. You see the difficulties and are powerless to help. But believe me your presence is everything.
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Thank you for reading and the encouragement. Sometimes is hard to know if you have provided them with what they need.
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Your slice is vulnerable and honest and the emotion of both the moment and the totality of children growing up and becoming independent is captured perfectly.
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Thank you for reading. I’m very aware of the fleeting time with my children, and there are moments when the feeling overwhelms me.
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Reading your slice made me tear up! I am in the midst of my little kids, but I so love seeing the magic through their eyes and know it will go fast. But I cry at school too anytime there are children singing at a concert (obviously not this year), but their innocence and sweetness always chokes me up. Good luck to your daughter on her next adventures.
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Thank you and thank you for reading. I know it was more challenging since it was a picture.
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You have such a way with words, putting emotions into each paragraph, bringing us into your space in ways that are not easily done. You know when you close a book and hug it because you feel moved to do so? That’s what this post did for me. So well done.
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What a sweet description of how you felt after reading my post. I am humbled that you felt that way!
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