The baby food I am serving our little guy this week brings back so many memories. There is nothing different or out of the ordinary in the food itself. Sweet potatoes, pears, carrots, peaches.... the food remains the same and the containers remain the same. Yet, this week there are so many memories, thoughts and love intertwined within them.
Memories
Good memories. Warm memories. Fun memories. Loving memories.
You may remember me sharing about the friend we lost so quickly to cancer. I had forgotten, until just this last week, how quickly and drastically life had really changed for her.
At church this last Sunday we were given a gift. A gift that means so very much. A gift that I am treasuring and enjoying this week so very personally.
The Gift
We were given an assortment of baby food.
In the process of some of her last days, our friend was only able to eat baby food. The husband of our friend brought what was left to church and gave it to us for our new little guy.
My heart was touched that he thought of us. My heart was blessed that he would take the time to gather it, bag it and bring it.
She would have loved our new little guy. Serving him the food from this bag seems to knit them together in my heart somehow. This gift of baby food was a precious gift indeed!
Memories In Baby Food
The baby food I am serving our little guy this week brings back so many memories. There is nothing different or out of the ordinary in the food itself. Sweet potatoes, pears, carrots, peaches.... the food remains the same and the containers remain the same. Yet, this week there are so many memories, thoughts and love intertwined within them.
They belonged to a friend and carry with them memories... of a friend.
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Memories in Baby Food
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Hey....um....this might be weird but what are you doing with the empty babyfood jars? And are they glass?
What a sweet touching post, Donetta. In memory of your friend and the new memories you are making with your new little one!
Love the new profile photo btw. Having a babe around the house is looking good on you!
What precious thoughts. It is reminder that life continues in the legacy we leave behind. It weaves its influence into the lives of those we love dearly and sometimes those we have never met.
What a sweet blessing, and how thoughtful.
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