Does anyone know if there has ever been a reported case of someone bursting from having too many strong emotions at once? Chris would probably argue that I feel this way on a daily basis. Yes, I have my fair share of emotions and conflicting ones at that. But tonight is unique. I just nursed Benny for the last time. It was sad. I can hardly believe that I nursed John until 13 months. During our last nursing/bonding moment tonight my head and heart were swimming with thoughts and feelings. Mama told me recently that she can still remember closing her eyes and taking in the last moment she nursed me…she knew it would be her last moment ever of nursing a baby. So I took a deep breath, closed my eyes, and took in what I know will be a moment I will relive 20 years from now. With the intensity of the moment I figure I have 2 options: Burst or Blog! Since you are reading this you can assume I chose the latter.
Here area a couple of pics from VBS tonight. My camera battery only lasted for 2 pictures. I’ll charge it tonight and post more pics tomorrow. Can you tell that John is in the right hand corner of the picture and that he is wearing the exact same orange shirt? It was orange night ( every night of VBS has a different color) Chris and I aren’t big into dressing the kids the same, but it was orange night so we kind of had too:)
John is feeling very cool this week to be included in some of the big kid stuff at church and not just tossed into the nursery!!! He is the blond kid clapping and looking into the opposite direction from every other kid because John beats to his own drum!
Raegan says
Oh, how bitter-sweet the passage of time! I love you friend, and I am glad that through the tests of time, trauma, and tranquility you are still my best friend!
April, Kevin, Amelia, and Tessa says
I don’t know that there has ever been a caswe of bursting from stong emotions but there is definitely an overly sensitive, emotional bug going around. Be comforted to know that you are not the only one, and you can call on any of the others of us at any time!
Karla says
You are drinking it in, friend. You are making the most of it and even sharing about it as you go. (and getting me all choked up as you do it : ) What a blessing to read your thoughts as you released Ben a little more and followed the stream of realizations that came afterward.
I was glad to learn this summer that another way to read “love never fails” is that it “never falls to the ground.” How encouraging to know, when the days are whizzing by, that all the love is adding up.