Friday, June 24, 2011

Flying From the Nest

On Tuesday, I had the privilege of attending freshman orientation with my son.  The fact that I will be teaching my third day of kindergarten on the day he leaves for college had not hit me...until I walked the campus sidewalks, breathed the lecture hall air.  
Wow, he is really leaving.  He is really leaving!  


The photo above was taken on graduation day, just a few weeks ago.  The other picture is one of my favs--he was 5 weeks old and he owned my heart! (I took a picture of the photo, no scanner, thus the strange date!)


As we all prepare for a new year with young learners, I hope we will hold them in our hearts and realize that being part of their histories is a privilege.  Our students' parents/guardians are living life, fighting bedtime battles and snapping pics for the scrapbooks, hoping we will love their babies.


So, I have two things for you:  the first is a poem I wrote several years ago, which resonated with me today, and the second is a song for letting go.  {{}}

Making It Fit (written 9/08 by me)
The necessary, the ordinary bits cover parts of the hours  
and Sleep, mmmmm dreamy sleep, fills a certain space 
Then, the money-making stuff, mine  
is fun, busy, creative, passionate 
While Our children go and come  
throughout, stretching my heart 
as they grow wings
Shimmering 
bits floating over 
each
day




2 comments:

  1. Oh my goodness.....we should talk. My firstborn is heading off to college in August and I am having a terrible time letting go. There is no doubt that me finding your blog was a God thing! After sobbing my eyes out listening to that song and watching the video, thank you is all I can say:)

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  2. Great song! Thanks for sharing! It brought tears to my eyes and reminded me of how much I can't wait to start a family of my own!

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