The Little Things :-)
This Is My Hand
My Hand Will Do
A Thousand Loving Things With You
You Will Remember
When I Am Tall
That Once My Hand Was Just This Small
A few months before he died, my dad found a little handprint in one of his favorite books. Scrawled next to it were the words “Heather–3 Yrs Old.” What he must have felt I don’t presume to know. But as I measure the distance between the moment I pressed my hand on that page and his death shortly before my twelfth birthday, the thing that stands out to me is that it felt like a flash in the pan.
Even when connections are not cut short, our little ones do not stay little for long, do they!?!!? Let’s enjoy them!
rawkinmom
omg!!! THis post was so precious and made me teary eyed!!!!
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Heather
Awww, thanks! I feel so blessed to have a squishy little baby to adore AND a little girl to get messy with!
Annemarie Orrick Laquidara via FB
Well said! Enjoy every moment!
Mommypotamus via FB
Thanks, Annemarie! Although sometimes have little ones is more of a challenge than I feel up for I try to savor it as much as I can.
Amanda
My mum is a kindergarten teacher – and she does a series of art projects that involve finger and hand prints every year. At the end of the year, each of the children has a book compiled with all their hand print art projects, and a copy of this little poem. I would imagine that is a very special gift for mommies & daddies.
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Heather
I’ll bet all the parents request her class!
Amy W.
Absolutely precious. I did these things with my son, but have not been good about doing them with my daughter. I think we will get finger paints, clay and paper next week and begin recording her life, just as I did her big brothers.
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Heather
I am having the same problem with Micah. Some things I just haven’t written down. On the other hand I’ve taken more photos. It’s hard to fit it all in!
Elisabeth
I love this.
Heather
I’m glad. Hem will be doing this stuff before you know it. Happens so fast.