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She’s been wanting to walk with me for a while now.

My six year old girl, all long and lean, always twirling, or tending to some baby doll, or standing up for herself loud and mighty against her brothers…

Every time I head out for a short reprieve on the sidewalks, she begs to accompany me. Since my time away from my children is slim, I usually embrace her with a squeeze and explain that “Mama just needs a moment.”

And I walk away wondering why in the world she wants me with her, when I’m with her all.the.time.

But then I begin to think….

Am I?

Am I really all there?

It’s entirely possible to be with someone, and not be with them. It’s possible for you to be physically present, yet mentally and emotionally distant.

And this is what I slip into most often.

I do what I do. I clean, teach, cook, mow, fold, tend, shuttle, repeat.

I rarely play. I hardly ever stoop. And I certainly don’t stop. I twirl all day. And because of it, I am with them… but I am not.

My lady did end up going with me on a walk. We had barely rounded the corner when she let loose in the telling.

She used her hands like I do. She had lots of words to share. She told me about things that she has dreamt and imagined in the confines of her precious little head, things that are also hidden deep and sweet in her heart. And she spoke of those, and let words fly, because I was actually with her. Engaged, engrossed, all in.

We women have lots to do. With the help of the One who set it all in motion, we females make the world go round. But in the midst of the whirl and spin – let’s be with the ones we wonder this planet alongside.

We will miss so much if we don’t.

But we will gain so much if we do.

This Post Has 2 Comments

  1. jan thompson

    Really, really, liked this

  2. Kate

    Thanks so much MawMaw! Hope you are feeling well! 🙂

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