Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Passing things on!



I have always loved talking about my childhood to my kids. I don't mean the "when I was a little girl I walked 5 miles to school so don't complain lecture ( and no.... I didn't) but really telling them about the wonderful memories I have stored in me. Not too long ago, Sierra and I got talking about climbing trees. I told her that we lived in a developement ( until I was 12) and didn't have alot of trees. But I did have a favorite oak tree in our front yard that was perfect for climbing. I told her how I used to grab a book ( I was and still am a huge bookworm) and go outside into the front yard, climb the tree and read my book. Sierra said she thought that was neat. A few weeks later Sierra went into her room and came down with some books. She told me she was going outside to read. A few minutes passed by and I decided to see where she was. Imagine the joy in my  heart when I discovered this!!!




And I looked at her and immediately thought of my Dad...You see... it was my Dad who used to tell me how HE used to sit in a tree and read.  And  that is  how your family lives on in your children long after they are gone.  So Dad, I miss you every day and.... I look at my beautiful little girl, who you never met....who was not born from me, but yet......I so see you in her!!!

6 comments:

  1. Awesome!! But you have got to quit making me tear up.
    Blessings!

    ReplyDelete
  2. What a wonderful way to spend some time reading reading a book on a beautiful day! Nice!

    ReplyDelete
  3. now.that.made.me.cry

    wow!

    I had a tree house when I was little and LOVED it - used to take all kinds of things up there. Sure wish my girls could have one but our trees are straight up & no branches until wayyyy up there.

    ReplyDelete
  4. That was wonderful Kathie! There was a Cherry tree by the house I grew up in and after school and in the summers my friends and I used to climb it and sit there for hours - sometimes eating the Cherries. I wasn't a big reader until after I graduated High School (my mother doesn't understand that one), but just the time spent up there was amazing.

    Jessica

    ReplyDelete
  5. What a beautiful post! I love how it gives her a connection to her roots!!! And her smile must light up your home!!! Big hugs Kathie!

    ReplyDelete
  6. This is such a beautiful story. It is amazing how we can see ourselves in our children. My situation is much like yours. My 2 girls both adopted from China and my dad is gone. He passed just before we adopted our first daughter but I see him in both girls now, It always makes me smile and remember him.
    Susan Rizzo
    http://teteandmeimei.blogspot.com/
    PS I am friends with Stephe and Donna. Our girls are from the same place.

    ReplyDelete