While cleaning up the reminents of the boxed up, bagged up craft supplies yesterday, I came across a box that I'd been using to collect all the baby shower supplies in for easier transfer from the house to the studio. When I was totally amazed at what we've managed to accomplish in the short amount of time that we've been planning, purchasing, and preparing for this soon-to-be event. It all seems to be coming together, and even better than I initially imagined!
As I glanced down into the box, seeing the cookie cutters, the cellophene bags with their twist ties, the decorated party favor candles, tubes of bath salts, pastel colored sheer boxes soon-to-filled with pastel foil wrapped hershey kisses, M&M's, and Jordan Almonds, the tablecloths, the mini-daisy pails to be filled with the pastel pencils I recently discovered, and the other variety of party supplies, my eyes began to filled with tears. I realized my little girl is truly grown-up, she's an amazing woman, and a soon-to-be-mommy....... my heart filled with a renewed sense of love for her!
Hell, I even longed to have her be my tiny, bundle of joy once again...... even if only for a small moment in time. With that thought and the sudden onslaught of whirling, mixed emotions that I felt, I began to wonder.... when did she grow up? and why did it all seem to go by so fast? and why didn't I take more time to simply sit and hold her? to laugh more, to cry when she cried? to simply reach out and touch her hand, guiding her gently through life, supporting her childish notions more?
I suppose it was it at that moment that I realized why God creates grandchildren! To provide those of us who are mother's, a second chance to do what we didn't have the time for in the first place........
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