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Three Gifts Found in Silence
811. In silence, I relish the sound of Andy's heartbeat when I lay my head on his chest at the end of the night.
812. The gift of peacefulness and stillness born of silence.
813. Hearing things that are otherwise not heard; tonight it was birds singing on an otherwise quiet street, and my breath as I meditated in the last moments of dusk in my car parked outside of the home where Lily's Daisy meeting was.
814. So grateful to Miss Kim and Miss Jean for taking on the challenge of becoming Daisy/Girl Scout leaders for this school year. I loved hearing their perspective, and then Lily's later of this evening's focus: honesty and fairness.
815. Such a beautiful group of girls to hear Lily when she chose for the first time tonight to talk about her sensory feelings with anyone other than her family. From what I understand from Miss Jean and Lily, they heard her expressing her needs, respected her for her difference, thanked her for telling them, asked how they could help, and then acted on her response.
816. Thankful for the gift of seeing our daughter Lily gain confidence in herself and courage in expressing herself and what she feels important.
817. Lily standing up for her friend at school today to another girl who doesn't always seem to have the nicest things to say.
818. Thankful for the gift of Daisy meeting nights. They give Lily and I one-on-one time to share together; it's as if I see her for who she is for the first time since the last meeting - this amazing, grown-up beauty of a girl, both inside and out. I catch glimpses of the woman she may be and it makes me thrilled and proud to be witness to the process.
819. Soundtrack to the delicious movie Chocolat playing softly as I type.
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