Sometimes the beauty of my children take my breath away. Not just physically, however, physically they are works of art to me. No, this beauty is in their souls--the deepest parts of them that are often overlooked by adults mainly because of their age, and because most adults don't expect to find such beauty and depth in such small people.
Well, lucky for me these little people that I happen to have the pleasure to guard over, love, and teach are incredibly deep, insightful human beings. Thank God I am conscious of that. Even if IH and I are the only two to really know those parts of them right now, I'm okay with that.We get to enjoy the spontaneous philosophical/theological thoughts about life with Sebbie, or the tender way Ethan stays behind with me on a walk to ensure I'm not alone. Those delicate parts of them are still blooming and need tending to, and it is our job to help their gardens thrive and produce fruit.
So I'll till the soil.
And watch them grow.
"Sometimes there's so much beauty in the world I feel like I can't take it, like my heart's going to cave in..."
-Ricky Fink, "American Beauty"
I know exactly what he means.
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