5 Minute Friday – Extreme
When I first saw the word extreme, several extreme things came to mind – politics (it’s right after midterms), temperatures, tempers. None of those were things about which I wanted to write. I decided to wait until inspiration hit. And I waited.
For the last three nights, I was blessed to be able to attend my daughter’s most recent play. After closing night, I sat in my car and realized: I was/am extremely blessed.
When both of my children agreed to attend this particular university, I knew it meant a large move. We sold our house and moved across the country so they could attend and still live “at home.”
Sitting in the driver’s seat last night, I realized that this was an extreme blessing. Most parents do not get the opportunity to be around their kids when they “go away” to college. And most kids don’t actively invite their parents to be a part of what they’re doing.
Watching my daughter all three nights was an extreme gift, for which I will always be grateful.
P.S. I promise not to write about my daughter every FMF!
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3 Comments
Andrew Budek-Schmeisser
My dear, please write about your child
every time FMF
Andrew Budek-Schmeisser
Stupid phone!
My dear, please write about your child
whenever FMF doth meet;
in a world gone running wild
we really truly need the sweet
love from a parent’s holy heart
to make us sure we understand
that however things may part
the future’s in a Godly hand.
Share with us the highs and lows,
share with us the gift of grace;
we seek this, how Heaven knows,
and through your words we see God’s face
shining through the kids you bore
to triumph in high Heaven’s war.
Heather
Andrew, this is incredible; thank you! You made me tear up.