This week I got a package from my cousin — a wall hanging that I custom ordered to hang in our living room.
The older my kids get, the more meaningful these words are to me.
Tonight I came home from an evening out and all the kids were in bed asleep (thanks Josh!). As I was going around the house and turning out the lights I found Calvin’s paper that he had written in preparation for a presentation tomorrow. I couldn’t be prouder.
The “mandala” has nothing to do with Nelson Mandela (I asked). It’s a particular type of drawing with symbols to represent the things that are important to him.
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I just looked up “mandala” in wikipedia and it says: “a spiritual and ritual symbol in Buddhism and Hinduism, representing the Universe.” That’s a bit ironic . . .
My work here is complete — let’s freeze time and enjoy the warm fuzzies.
