Today I caught my daughters sharing a quiet moment together. I raced to find my camera! These brief moments shall remain the greatest treasures I possess.Memories are made up of moments - often as subtle and simple as reading a book together. My daughter commented that she couldn't wait until Emma could understand her. I believe that 12 week old Emma may not understand the words spoken to her but she can comprehend something far greater from the experience - love.
I know that challenge, crisis and suffering will come - they are woven in the 'tapestry of life'. Adversity is an important part of life, I believe. Abigail Adams wrote to her son, "It is not in the still calm of life or in the repose of a pacific station that great characters are formed. The habits of a vigorous mind are formed when contending with difficulties."
I only hope that I might face difficulties with a quiet strength and a willingness to learn from what lies ahead. I think of Corrie Ten Boom and how the tender memories of family brought her a source of comfort when she suffered in a concentration camp. She was able to, with great faith and peace, face a war which took that family from her. It is that quiet I seek.
I have determined I shall look with eager eyes for the quiet of the day and share it with you, friendly reader. These diaries will be a celebration of the quiet I am seeking and finding. My hope is that I might be lifted through my awareness and perhaps, you might be as well - that our reservoirs of memory might be full enough to help sustain us when we contend with difficulties.
