Candy colored trees outside my window greeted me this morning, the serenity of the scene so hard to reconcile with the children trembling with shock and unimaginable trauma on the other side of the world. Thanksgiving is around the corner. We will have houseguests, family members from Dallas, Trinidad, Jamaica, and upstate New York, who start arriving this Friday. Baby Harper will be baptized out of our home one week from today. My niece called her uncle a few months ago and asked if they could hold her baby girl’s naming ceremony at our little activist church. We’ll have a reception afterward in our apartment, a gathering of beloveds circling our precious new soul with love and communal protection and joy. It will be beautiful and I’ll finally get to hold that darling little girl. It occurs to me this is how all children should be treated—as the innocents they are, scared beings, the hope and promise of our world.
Yes they should.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful colors and baby holding, that is the focus!
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ReplyDeleteI wish all the children could see those beautiful colors. I hope they are still there when Baby Harper and your family visits for Thanksgiving. Sending love.
Stephen Gaskin once said something like, "Every baby should be seen as Jesus."
ReplyDeleteYes. And of course every child too.
What a powerful love-blessing that baby girl will be receiving in the heart and arms of your family. Her family.
Aren't we lucky to have such lovely Autumn colors this year?! I hope for peace for all children.
ReplyDeleteThat is such a lovely autumn view from your window. So beautiful. I love that Baby Harper will be baptized at your home. Sweet in every way. I so wish the world would find peace. (NewRobin13)
ReplyDeleteAll babies are sacred, regardless of how they come into this world, if only the people of the world could understand and embrace this.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fine view! And what a fine celebration you will have. Your Thanksgiving is, I think, more apt to become a big celebration than ours is, in October.
ReplyDeleteAnd I hear you about the children. Terrible does not cover it. I feel entirely helpless, as, I believe, do many of us.
A beautiful view! Little Harper is fortunate to be joining such a close and loving family.
ReplyDeleteSuch a beautiful view and as always a great post to read. I hope you have a wonderful Thaksgiving with your family and friends!
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