I’ve been thinking about creation, and it’s necessary twin – destruction. Nothing in the world is made new without bringing another “something” to an end.
There are about 3 weeks between today and the day our family of four will be created…and our family of three ends. Casey’s life as the only child. My body’s job as “baby grower.” Tom’s stint as sole cat box scooper. Some things end forever to make new things come into being (though I’ll see what I can do about the cat box scooping arrangement as long as possible).
So this week, I am honoring those things that are ending. Without them we could not have this new person join our family, and without them, I would not be the woman, wife, and mother that I am.
