Together we walked to & from school holding hands~ I wonder if there was ever one year that we were all in St. Pascal's together maybe not Abby~ I remember thinking ;"what are those people looking at", as they counted us & laughed . We were all holding hands. It was neurotic! but now;I remember it as a sweet memory. They made us believe that holding hands would protect us from all of the dangers that existed out there.
Later, there were times we would instinctually take each others then unclapse remembering we were big now! Holding hands~ How poetic.
I like the lyrics of this song. One of them says that " Fear is a friend whose misunderstood" . John Mayer is really right . I am thinking about Dad and really feel he was so afraid for us. He really wanted to toughen me up I know that for sure! He felt I was too soft hearted and said on more then one occasion: "I gotta watch you ~you're liable to run out in to the street trying to save a dog and get killed." Gosh I was sneaky remember Amy &I smoking up in the attic ~ he would have killed us if he ever knew our antics.
I do not think he knew what kind of tough was developing.
My prayer today, is that when I am tempted to protect myself out of Fear that I can remember to look closer at the goodness that is already in the Heart of Life! Today I still can feel those hands holding mine. Even Abby's nothing can get me when you got my hand:-)I got yours.
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I remember the progression of the walking and how we got that way. I will tell you the story one day. I enjoyed reading Cheaper by the Dozen because they explained in detail some of the taunts of walking as a large group as we did. Watching the original Cheaper by the Dozen, almost makes me cry. The similarities are amazing. Large families in every era has had the same problem. I love your memories about it. I saw in the Bible how David's brothers taunted him in his youth and it made me think of how we battered you poor younger crew. I know you forgive me, but it is still painful to remember. Don't "tell all" about our mean antics:). Thanks
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