"Perhaps watching can be painful at times, because I must acknowledge that time is passing - but not because, once passed, it's forever gone. Just like the sand that slips from the top of the globe to the glass floor below, it is not spilled or lost. It is stored.
My dad has always said that his favorite age for his children is the one they are at. I like that thought. To me, that is watching with hope.
Watching the change, and seeing what's not changing.
Watching it pass, and knowing it's not leaving.
Tasting every bite, but believing in God's everlasting covenant that the meal never ends. The food is perishable, yes, but there is more to come. And all of it, ingested, becomes a part of me."
-Emily Halverson, "The Mother in Me"
I love this! Thanks tasha! You are the BEST!!
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