Graduation

There is nothing so promising, so inspiring to me as a Kindergarten graduation. Ok, so sunsets inspire me too...but I have just attended a very special Kindergarten graduation, so I guess that's what I find inspiring TODAY!

Those little faces, so full of trust, innocence and hope....it lifts your jaded heart and makes you believe in miracles again. I have this awful habit of attending functions such as graduations, weddings or baptisms and I tend not to see what's before me, but I see the future. I see the baby being baptised as an elderly person, I see their parents as middle aged and melancholy. I see the married couple during their first argument, at the birth of their first child, at their 20th wedding anniversary. I have difficulty just enjoying that moment without being distracted by those sort of thoughts. However, yesterday I was able to enjoy the moment AND have a few flashes into the future without being distracted by it. I was able to just enjoy a moment, and what a moment it was!

The sweet songs sung by little spruced up children in their Sunday best were so wonderful! My own little angel far exceeded my expectations and was able to sit still AND remember all the words to the songs she had to perform. It gave me a glimpse into the young lady she will grow up to be. Despite my fears for her, she will grow up fine. She will have her heart broken, she will break hearts, she will meet the love of her life, she will have extreme joys and sad days too. Through it all, she will prevail and will grow stronger everyday. She can't stop herself from growing up into a beautiful woman....she comes from two of the coolest people I know!

Best wishes to the little girl who carries my heart with her always.....