Thank God for Kids

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Thank God for kids.

 

It has been an emotional week for me.

I have written briefly before about some things in my past, and the importance of forgiveness in order to move forward.

 

Sometimes forgiving yourself is the hardest part.

There are people I owe apologies to, things I want to make right.  And so I’ve reached out to do that with someone I had not spoken to in over 15 years.

 

And memories have flooded back.

It would be easy to allow myself to drown in the emotions.

But kids have a way of not letting you stay down long.

 

They are full of life.

They race by, chasing each other at they play.

Their laughter is infectious.

 

As we were driving down to my parents’ house, we were listening to the radio.  A song came on the radio that speaks volumes to me.  “Jesus, take the wheel…..I can’t do this on my own…”

And just as my thoughts began to become introspective, there were my kids.

“Is her car going to be okay?” from my son, who loves cars.

He continued to inquire about the car, pulling me back from my thoughts.

 

Thank God for children.

 

For their hugs that come out of the blue.

For their innocence.

For their laughter.

For their vitality,

For their wet kisses left on your cheek.

For the fresh way they help you look at the world.

For the way they easily forgive our faults.

For their unconditional love.

 

Thank God for children.

 

thankful for kids
A miracle, each and every one.

 

 

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Comments

  2. What a beautiful post. 🙂 Thanks for hosting the linkup! And your kids are adorable 🙂

    • Thank you.
      I actually had something totally different in mind for this week. But this post just kind of wrote itself.

      Thanks for linking up!

  5. Oh that is such a hard and challenging part of life!!! I pray you are starting to heal from those memories and your ability to face them and the people you need to in order to truly move forward… Jesus take the wheel is the best song ever!! 🙂
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  7. Awww you are so right OneMommy…I believe God gave me so many kids because I had sooo much stuff to work through..Kids keep us from drowning and give us something to move forward for! Good for you for allowing your kids to love you and perk you up 🙂 It’s not easy sometimes for sure.
    Blessings to you!
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    • Sometimes I have to remember the past is behind me, the present is where I need to be. The kids definitely are good at reminding me of that!

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