“I always think of what you said…”
Each spring, during a prayer service that the first-graders lead for the school, the first-grade parents get to formally present a prayer book cover and say a few words to their kids. One of the things I told Avery during hers was that I hope she never loses her ability to appreciate, and find beauty, in the little things in life.
Flash forward to a few weeks ago, when we were at Great America. Avery found a leaf on the ground, as she does, and promptly put it in my purse to save. “I always think of what you said at tefilah when I do that,” she told me with a smile. I was touched that what I said obviously stuck with her, and I told her I couldn’t believe she remembered! “It was only a year ago, Mommy,” she responded with a little shake of her head.
-M