Monday, May 1, 2006

It's Good To Be Home

Travel complete.


Between the leaky tire and the drink guzzling boys, there were no shortage of stops for bathroom breaks.


The girl is Commenced. Tomorrow her small group tour begins.


We've only been gone three days, but somehow it feels more like a week.


The epiphany of the weekend?


There were two:


From the moment a child breathes air on her own, you have to start letting go.


You can teach them, guide them, model right living for them, hold them, kiss them, laugh with them, laugh at them, cry with them, cry over them, pray with them, pray for them, scold them, encourage them, read to them, sing at them, dance with them, hold their hand, tickle them, worry about them, love them...


But you can't hold on to them.


You can't incubate them.


You can't soften every blow, take every pain away, make every tear stop.


You have to let them go.


If you've done your job well- if you've been a good parent, they will go away.


They will grow away.


They will fly away.


 


Epiphany Two:


I will miss my girls when they go.


There.


I've admitted it.


I WILL miss them.


 


But for now, we're home. I'm going to brew some proper tea, then go to bed.


Why do Hotels and Conference kitchens have the whole coffee thing figured out, but seem unable to make a good cup of tea? A bag in a Styrofoam cup of hot water, with powdered coffee whitener just doesn't do it for me.


shudder


So, home.


Tea.


Content.

4 comments:

  1. I like how you said you will miss your GIRLS when they go. Poor Thomas and Micah. Unless your calling them girls. Once again, poor Thomas and Micah. lol.

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  2. Ya, that holding on thing is going to be tough. One of those so wonderful, so unbearable truths of life. You guys really have your head on your shoulders about it all -- I love that you're letting them grow and be who they want to be.

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  3. Welcome home dear woman. I hear you on the "tea thing".....coffee flavored tea is not what I need when I'm vacationing. This time Ken used the microwave to heat the tea so at least it didn't taste like Timmy's. Go tea(m)....it's playoff time in our house!

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