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To Admire the Beginning

Posted by Jen on May 13, 2009 at 7:00 AM in Nature

Now none of us are afraid of climbing that stepladder that will help you gingerly climb onto the table that will let you peek over the edge of this incredible nest. Everyday we take turns visiting our very own newborn nursery to see the latest arrivals.

Look, Mom, they don't even have very many feathers yet! They look so helpless and tiny!

I tell them that all brand new things--birds and babies especially--need so much care when they're new.

That's why we never wanted to put you down when you were first born. You seemed so fragile and frail.

We nod to each other as the next child waits for a turn to climb the ladder, then stand on the table. At this rate, we could probably charge admission, once the neighborhood kids find out.

I watch the whole scene and note how silently both kids take turns watching. No one touches, no one speaks, except to murmur praise and compassion. We are getting a chance to admire the beginning, when the simplest things take so much effort, when every day carries with it so many little changes and so much hope.