They are yummy! But the best part about picking is the reconnection that happens. If you take family with, children, married and single, grandbabies included, and just listen, you learn a lot!
Sometimes your heart breaks listening and, other times, it will soar.
Today, my heart broke. I listened to a son, who hurts. He is at the age where he is learning that he can worry, a lot. I am trying to teach him to take time to think, but not too much. I want to protect him, but I can't completely anymore. He wants me to make the decisions too hard for him to think about, but I worry that he'll resent them down the road. Tough! All I can do is tell him how much I love him.
Today, my heart soared. I listened to an older son sit next to his troubled brother and toss precious Huckleberries at him till he laughed a little. Empty bags and healed hearts.
My great grandmother used to say: You don't have any worries until you can no longer cover all your children with one blanket! I need to sew a bigger blanket.
10 years ago
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I love your grandmother's quote. Post a photo of some huckleberries. I wanted to see what they look like. What do they taste like? Congratulations on the new grandbaby (who is adorable, by the way) and I loved seeing the cute new spring lamb. I love babies--of all kinds.
A long time ago, when I had my first ever massage, the lady was telling me how lucky it was that my kids were still young enough that I could gather them with just a word. I think about that often, especially as it seems so much harder to do now.
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