Sunday, October 9, 2011

JUST LIKE HER

I am not sure how I will feel when I see him, but there's suddenly an electronic photo of a little boy.

People will often blah, blah, blah about how children resemble their parents; in most cases, yes, this is true. We see a nose here, an eye there. It's cute, it's fun, and it's genetics.

But this little boy is a teeny, tiny version of his mama. Running, laughing, waving arms slightly blurred, one giant smile.

Enormous brown eyes:

Something mischievous, something kind. Something curious, something wise. She's all there.

Despite the fact that she is no longer here, I can only smile when I see her boy. This overwhelming joy, surely, is a miracle. The young man is his beautiful mother.

 


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