Graduate (verb) to receive a degree or diploma on completing a course of study (dictionary.com)
Life is full of graduations although we don't always receive diplomas for the achievements. Getting potty trained, tying shoes, riding a bike, catching a fast ball, reading, writing, math, learning to drive, growing a plant from a seed...all these things are completions and stepping stones that lead to a healthy independence later in life.
Just because we don't always receive a piece of paper signifying the importance of these things doesn't mean they're not to be celebrated. Singing, dancing and a graduation cap made of paper can evoke enough pride in a parent to reduce one to a blubbering mess!
Today my graduate's diploma was covered with abc's and 123's and smiley faces and stars. The ceremony consisted of several dozen four and five year old boys and girls singing about moving on to kindergarten. This is my third child entering kindergarten and you would think that by now I'd be used to it.
As hard as I tried not to, the tears escaped the clutches of my watery eyes. My husband smiled at me, took my hand and although not crying himself, I knew he was feeling the same emotions I was. Our little girl, so small but mighty, was taking one more step away from us. Sad? No. Happy? No. Simply amazed at the beauty of life as it unfolds one graduation at a time.
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Sunday, May 17, 2009
Come in, come in!!
What the heck is the "m" word?!?!? That's the word I hear most during the day...Mommy!
Mommy, noun: informal, a female parent
Mommy! She poked me, Mommy! She won't give that back to me, Mommy! He yelled at me!
Mommie, mommey, mommee! No matter how you spell it, it still sounds the same, still means the same and still feels the same.
The journey of a mother is heartwarming, scary, funny, rewarding, trying, frustrating and expensive. It elicits pride and humility; gray hairs spew forth and wrinkles appear overnight. It can stop your heart with a scream or thud or the ring of the phone late at night. Tears, fears, headaches, chuckles, sleepless nights and very long days. It is all of these and more, but the one thing it is not, is boring.
You never know what path you'll take each day as your children influence the navigational systems of your life...join me as I take you on the crazy ride of my life with four children!
Mommy, noun: informal, a female parent
Mommy! She poked me, Mommy! She won't give that back to me, Mommy! He yelled at me!
Mommie, mommey, mommee! No matter how you spell it, it still sounds the same, still means the same and still feels the same.
The journey of a mother is heartwarming, scary, funny, rewarding, trying, frustrating and expensive. It elicits pride and humility; gray hairs spew forth and wrinkles appear overnight. It can stop your heart with a scream or thud or the ring of the phone late at night. Tears, fears, headaches, chuckles, sleepless nights and very long days. It is all of these and more, but the one thing it is not, is boring.
You never know what path you'll take each day as your children influence the navigational systems of your life...join me as I take you on the crazy ride of my life with four children!
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