It's No Small Thing
Saturday, November 28, 2009
It’s so good to be back writing my blog. I have missed it. November was spent writing a 50,000 word novel in a month. The fiction I wrote, The Night the Angels Sang, is in rough form. But one day, maybe sooner than I think, it will be in print. It recounts the adoption story of a single young woman who is desperate to experience God’s intimate love for her.
This Thanksgiving we did something a little different. About a week before the day I asked my girls what they thought about each of us writing letters of thanks to the others. They both agreed that they would like to do this. Well the week flew like most weeks. Only my youngest had her letters done hidden behind the pilgrims on the hutch in the dining room. I curled up on a chair and began to write. Before I knew it those salty tears began to trickle down my cheeks. Tears of joy. Tears of thanksgiving. Tears of wonder that God should choose me to be their mother. I sealed each letter with a prayer and a kiss that God would use it to not only encourage them but also show them the heart of their mother.
Well shortly before we sat down to our Thanksgiving meal we exchanged our letters. As I read my two I felt like I was standing on holy ground. In simple heartfelt words my girls expressed their hearts. I will always cherish those two letters. I watched as they each read their letters. We did not read them outloud. No they were meant just for the receiver. But I could tell by the looks in their eyes that those letters touched their hearts like they did mine.
It seemed like such a small thing to write a letter of thanks. But for us it was a very big thing. Those treasured pieces of paper are hidden away for now. But I know that in the months and years ahead they will be reread many times.
What did you do this Thanksgiving? May each day be one more opportunity to build forever bonds of love.
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