Isn’t life such a wonderful journey?
(Okay, Sometimes. Sometimes it truly bites. But back to the wonderful)…
The people that surround us frequently change. There is that quote that goes something like people come into our lives for a reason, a season, or a lifetime. Really only few are the lifetimers. So many are the seasons.
What is neat about the lifetime folks, is that you get to go through stages of life with them. You get to grow from awkward, melodramatic teenagers into courageous, adventurous young adults. And then, you get to see people grow up into who they are, who they always were – but a more refined version. You go from splitting ramen to trying new recipes and new restaurants. From staying up until 1am talking, “studying,” IM’ing, and going to Denny’s to going to bed at a reasonable time and rising early for work.
I got to witness a really beautiful season this past weekend.
I got to watch two women that I met when I was 13, as mothers.
Tending to babies, toddlers, and young children. Giving cuddles, setting limits, answering multiple versions of “WHY MOMMY WHY?!”
What a privilege to see growth and change in an all new light. In person.
To witness what I can only refer to as one of the greatest love stories of all times …mother and child.
This love story isn’t mine to tell, but this weekend it was mine to see.
There’s really nothing like it. And it’s pretty beautiful. Don’t you think?
Happy Valentine’s Day, everyone.
Hope you feel love and show love all around you today and every day!
It is a beautiful and special love, not just reserved for bears! That's great that you all met online at 13 and are still so close through the seasons.
It is a beautiful thing to see, isn't it? Stages of things changing while simultaneously staying exactly the same… I kind of felt the same way when I realized that two of the people I went to high school with were now married to each other and pregnant. (Well, one of them was pregnant. The other presumably had some part in it as well, but was not himself pregnant.)
<3 you!
Our love story hasn't always been pretty and certainly not every moment has been bliss, but it is our story to write. And I am so glad that you are a part of it.
One of my closest friends had a baby recently, and I can't explain how differently I feel about her now. I have such a new love for her, because she is so brilliant at being a mother and she has gone from being someone who I used to pass notes to in school, to being a fantastic parent. It's such a great thing to see, so this post really resonated. Great post 🙂
Mothers and kids share a very special love story that's beautiful even when they're yelling at each other 😛 There's no bond like theirs! It's so nice to see you and your friend from your early teens still hanging out with each other. I never got to make friends like that since we moved around a lot during my growing years so I always enjoy listening to others' stories of their friends from childhood 🙂