Lessons

Walk gently on your children’s ground. Speak softly in your children's world. Hear their words; the few they speak are a precious gift to your soul. Close your eyes and feel their warmth next to your heart as you hold them; feel the love of the tiny soul that you hold in your arms....

Be gentle, a fragile soul it will always be.

As days go by, remember that each moment becomes their memory and each memory becomes the foundation their little lives are built on. Each day becomes their history of footsteps; small they may be but as the years go by, each footstep created will have led to their destination in this world.

As the sun sets, you are given the end of the day to look back in the book you are creating for their little lives so that when the dawn breaks, you are given a new opportunity to do it right, to once again continue to create their memories... but this time...a little wiser than the days gone by.

And as the sun comes up, thank God for giving you a second chance to turn another page in their memory book... another chance to make their beautiful little dreams; to them, each dream is as big as their little world.... Enormous! Be thankful for the color of their eyes… the look they imprint on your heart will remain with you forever.

Hold their little hands and when the time is right, let them lead. Catch a glimpse of the world through their vision of what they see; hear the simple words of their heart as they speak to you and realize that each word is a precious gift to you... a gift that came from the days gone by in which you gave them love and joy and understanding and presence in their lives!

And when you bend down to take their little selves into your arms and hold them to you, remember that you are an intricate part of their lives.

They were born small to look up to you; bend down to them and thank God for the Gift of this Child. When you tuck them in at night, hold them closer to your heart than you have ever done before and thank them for being the most precious gift that God could have ever given you...

Now, in that moment, realize that you are on Holy Ground...

Ground where little feet walk and foundations of lives are built...

You are on Your Children’s Ground!

Dedicated to My Grandsons…. Keaton and Brady.

May I walk on their Holy Ground each day of my life!

Millie P. Lorenz