Thank you for this prompt. And I love that last photo with the engraved quote!
The northern lights experience (that I missed because I didn’t know about it😩) brings to mind a memory I plan to write about:
I was 10 or 11, sleeping in the living room bunk of our cabin in northern Minnesota. My stepdad Gordy woke me up and carried me outside. I remember wearing a flannel nightgown, and I remember thinking I was too old and too big to be carried. But he walked me out to the pasture behind our cabin and pointed to the sky where I saw the most beautiful and ghostly light I’d ever seen: the Northern Lights in Northern Minnesota.
Now that I’m a parent, I more deeply understand that moment as a gesture of love and belonging, of not wanting me to miss out, and of finding joy in sharing new experiences with our kids.
I am just stunned with wordless sounds and ‘looks’ that bring me to a deep, holy space. Thank you for these reminders of our Creator God who fills our lives with SO much peace and beauty.
Thank you for this prompt. And I love that last photo with the engraved quote!
The northern lights experience (that I missed because I didn’t know about it😩) brings to mind a memory I plan to write about:
I was 10 or 11, sleeping in the living room bunk of our cabin in northern Minnesota. My stepdad Gordy woke me up and carried me outside. I remember wearing a flannel nightgown, and I remember thinking I was too old and too big to be carried. But he walked me out to the pasture behind our cabin and pointed to the sky where I saw the most beautiful and ghostly light I’d ever seen: the Northern Lights in Northern Minnesota.
Now that I’m a parent, I more deeply understand that moment as a gesture of love and belonging, of not wanting me to miss out, and of finding joy in sharing new experiences with our kids.
Such a gesture of generous love. Thanks Jen
Julie,
I am just stunned with wordless sounds and ‘looks’ that bring me to a deep, holy space. Thank you for these reminders of our Creator God who fills our lives with SO much peace and beauty.
JoAnne
Thank you, JoAnne! Hope to write with you again soon.
This is as perfect a post--about ANYTHING--as I ever hope to read, by any writer. Thanks so much from this full heart, Julie.
SarahLee, your support means so much. Thank you, thank you. Hope you get to write today!