“The Fountain”
Ok, I know it’s been a while since my last “Sharing the Journey” but it’s raining today and I have a few minutes to spare. The rain is so wonderful and we are in need of the water. Today I was planning on working on my fountain in the backyard as we prepare for the May wedding of our daughter Tiercy. As most of you know I tend to go beyond the ordinary on the weddings of our children and this one is no exception. The fountain will be fifteen feet in diameter and the bottom pool is three feet deep with all the landscaping to frame this wonderful addition to our yard. The fountain will be a four tier terra-cotta piece that stands about seven feet tall. I can’t wait to see it in it’s finished form but as the rain falls I realize I’ll have to wait.
As I set watching the rain delay and reshape “my” plans I could not help but realize how much I’ll miss my little girl as she moves into the next chapter of her life. This change is not easy for me, and as I set here I wonder how much of this planning, building, organizing and landscaping is the way I deal with the emptiness my heart is feeling. I do not look forward to the days after the wedding when it will be phone calls and brief visits that will replace the Tiercy we now have. Don’t get the wrong idea, I’m very happy for her and her soon to be husband. I know they love each other and are good to each other. I watch them together and know this is what is to be and it will be a wonderful new beginning.
Yes I think I might be hiding behind the busy of the wedding so my heart doesn’t cry yet. I’m learning that joy sometimes hurts as much as sorrow.
The rain will end soon and I’ll be back busy getting ready for this great day in the life of our family. It will be the most wonderful wedding for the most wonderful little girl a “Daddy” could have.
Sharing the Journey
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