what a beautiful day i am blessed to see. blue sky, birds chirping, light breeze and cool autumn (my favorite time of the year) temperature. bliss.
but…my daughter is home today not feeling well and my mama bear instincts have kicked in. all i wanna do is sit with her and hold her. i hate it when my kids are sick. it changes everything. i worry if i’m taking good care of her… will she feel better tomorrow and will my son be next (or me)? i am constantly asking her if she needs anything and i want her in the same room with me. but, of course, she wants to be in her room. away from mom. she wants to sit alone and ponder. she wants to be left alone for the moment and doesn’t need me to hold her. i wanna bring her tea, but she wants to make her own tea. by the way she’s now 11 and in middle school. this is to be expected… i think.
i hope today i can hold her and sit with her.
maybe i will make some tea and just sit real close to her.
Matt said,
September 25, 2007 at 12:10 am
Sometimes I hate watching our kiddos grow up. Sometimes they won;t do it fast enough. The tension between two extremes is always present in my mind as a Dad.