Moments

Boy, it has been awhile hasnt it? It seems like the oldest excuse in the book but, life is busy ladies and gents. I often think of my poor lonely blog and honestly have had a bit of writers block. That all changed this Sunday as I sat in church. Before we took communion a man stood up and talked about moments. Moments in life that stick in our hearts and minds forever. Your childs birth, the first time they talk/walk/speak, your wedding day, your first real job, 911, and the moment Jesus died for me. What a very amazing moment that was. Without that moment I couldnt have experienced all my other moments. I guess I never thought of it that way until then. While going about my day after Sunday morning service I continued to think about moments that are burnt into my memory. The good ones and the bad ones. Then in the midst of this lesson that I carried with me outside of Sundays sermon, I got to experience another beautiful moment:
My oldest daughter Kelbie is going through a rough time these last few months and I have told her over and over how beautiful, smart, fun etc. she is and that she doesnt deserve to have anything but the best. I have tried to brand those things into both of my children. I want them to know their worth. Nonetheless, she is a teenage girl and what her mama says goes in one ear and out the other as she continues to deal with her little tradegy in the best way she knows how. So Sunday night she comes out of her room with tears in her eyes and the saddest face ever. I think to myself for one breif moment, if she is crying because she has to clean her room I may just lose it. I brace myself and I ask her what is wrong and of course my answer is "nothing". Well, that just wasnt good enough for me so I pry and pry like mothers do and finally she says "You know whats wrong mom and I dont want to talk about it" so as she wishes I give her space. I walk outside to take the trash out and come back in and I can hear her sobbing. I walk around the corner and see the most amazing thing. There she is all wrapped up in Randy's arms while she cries over a broken heart. Now I know most moms would see this as a tender moment but, for me it was more. In that moment I realized that's exactly what little girls need. A daddy to tell them they are beautiful, smart and funny. A man to tell them that life does go on and that not all boys are going to hurt you. A man to let her know that she is loved beyond anything in the world and that she is worth more than anything. A man to give her a positive look into her future. Kelbie nor I have ever had that "moment" before. Im not sure she realized it to be a moment just yet. I pray that she will remember it forever. She doesnt know the comfort of a father or she didnt until then. What a beautiful moment. What a beautiful man!


Tdazzle