To the moms who rock and sway and dance their babies to sleep. Who swaddle and sing and stroke brand new skin through half closed eyes only to rise for 6am toddlers. To the dads who strap their babies to their backs and walk the afternoon sunshine while mommy naps. To the families, the baby boys and girls growing up and into the men and women they will be.
To the love that lives in the spaces between chaste kisses. To hugs. To a brother’s pat on another brother’s back. To the imagination served up at a sister’s tea party. To the legos that spill out of toy boxes and the toy soldiers that line the floor.
To the ache of brave hearts who say good-bye for months, separated by an ocean and a desert. To sippy cups who sit long forgotten in the back window of the car. To the hushed moments under the night sky for last stories, plots, secrets between brothers.
To the Sunday afternoon naps and the creased faces that emerge from under the covers for hot tea and cookies. To the symphony of family – made in His image – telling His story through our every day every way, ordinary love.
To you.
Here’s to you.
beautiful – made me cry cause that’s the way i been rollin’ lately :O)
Symphony of family – I will remember that when I am tired and want out. It’s a beautiful song He has given us in family, and again, you captured it!
Thanks for this. Haven’t been feeling the loving part of My heart lately…I appreciate the reminder that the practical plays into the symphony as well! *blessings*
This is a song that deserves repeating and needs to be danced to, because it’s *sing at the top of your lungs* good. Lovely words.
wow. this really makes me miss my brothers. we need to spend more time together but we’re all in different places right now.
thanks for the inspiration :)
Oh, Lisa-Jo, I love this! Sometimes it feels like so much noise, this life with these little people and this man I love (and who loves me so well) and I forget that it is, in fact, a symphony — a love song from Him and for Him. I’ll be thinking on this for a long while.
we need more family love songs…
love this song~ x
2 words: LOVE THIS!!
Just wanted to say thanks for your sweet comments on my blog… made me blush! I’ve been a stalker for a while of your blog – you have such a great perspective!
Gorgeous.
Oh, Lisa-Jo! How we will one day ache for these moments. I will soak them up now so that when “one day” comes I can pour these moments back out to my grandchildren. Hugs for this.
As always … beee.you.tee.full. Just as it’s writer. xoxo
Tears coming down my cheeks. I am just crazy about you!!
Lisa-Jo…I love this; especially, this part:
“…To the ache of brave hearts who say good-bye for months, separated by an ocean and a desert…”
that is you. me too. minus the brave, insert the insane but obedient and semi-hopeful.
this is hauntingly beautiful. thank you
I just moved with my 2 kids from Pta to Ct to start a new life, a new beginning. And although I have now found the love I never dreamed possible, especially for someone who walked away from an abusive relationship, we had to say goodbye to my parents, the rocks that got me through the very dark days of leaving and starting again. It did ache to say goodbye.
beautiful.
(our symphony of family is going to be a bit more *fortissimo* in the year(s) to come…we just found out that we’ll welcome TWINS in November. Incredible, wonderful, scary. God has a sense of humour, I think…)
Michelle! WOW – just wow, and congratulations!! Now that’s what I call a love song! ;)