“Except ye come as…”
begins a well known statement
about the kingdom of heaven
begins a well known statement
about the kingdom of heaven
We get little packages
in the most personal of ways
results of brief encounters
resulting in new life, birth
The little ones grow quickly
we count them weeks at first
then months
then oh so soon, in years
They grow in our hearts
in places we didn’t know we had
but become stamped so firmly
we savor moments with them always
From their first recognition
smiles
laughter
querulous
to first ‘their heads nestled in our necks’
to riding on our shoulders
to racing some short distance
smiles
laughter
querulous
to first ‘their heads nestled in our necks’
to riding on our shoulders
to racing some short distance
They trust us
so beautifully
sleeping in our arms
on our laps while we read together
What gifts they are
our task is to ponder
and learn
and be
like them, tender in special ways….
Selah Lin, 3/2012
to Sam and Joe and Libby and Harry and Evie and Keller, Malia and more!