liturgical feast

We have to let go. We knew that, right? People told us from the beginning. The years fly by so fast and before you know it, they'll be grown and enjoy this time before it's gone. We smiled and looked down at the baby in our arms. We knew they were right but we couldn't imagine not holding this child. We knew they would grow up one day, theoretically. They would push us away, they would slam the bedroom door, they would refuse to talk to us. They would probably tell us they hated us one day. (We knew because we did all those things to our parents, too.) But we still couldn't imagine what it would really feel like. To let them go. So we practice letting go a thousand times. We let go of their chubby hand for a split second while they take their first toddling step towards the couch. We slip away for a date night while grandma waves goodbye from the front door. We walk back alone to the car when the teacher promises they will be fine. Each time our instinct is to reach out and pull … [Read more...] about what the presentation means for parents