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| Slidewaters July 2014 All my favorites (plus an extra favorite) in one frame... |
Some moments it feels not nearly long enough.
It's been a fantastic summer.
The kids are old enough to go and do more and more fun things.
They're old enough to bring along friends every now and then,
at least the older two are...
They're old enough to have some pretty awesome and inspiring conversations
and share their observations.
They're smart
they're compassionate
they're intuitive,
until all hell breaks loose.
Until one appears to get more than the others.
Then it's like blood in the water.
And it's pure hell.
Especially for a waffler for me,
a people pleaser like me.
Is it too much to ask for them to get along?
For them to love each other as much as I love each
and every one of them?
For them to see how fantastically wonderful
and awesome
and precious
they ALL are?
I know it's practice for conflict outside the bubble of our home.
I know that it's going to serve them well later in life,
this in-the-trenches conflict management
in a trial by fire scenario.
Please Lord let me survive the epic battles
one
at
a
time.
Amen.
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