That's me.
It's typically how I say "hi" to most all my friends.
Conveying:
Hi so good to see you!
Hi glad your here!
Hi you doing ok?
Hi I've missed you!
and so on..
This is and has always has been how I tell my children "I adore you" there's not a day that goes by without many exchanged.
And much to my delight it's another way my dh and I communicate when the kids are busily yammering to dad right as he walks in from work. (They get his ears I get the rest of him.)
But
Since you know what, has happened to you know who, you know where..it *hugging* just isn't happening right now.
This makes me sad.
Because we are this way we've had to resort to "pecking" the kids are constantly kissing me on the forehead; cheek and nose. I'm doing it too. There's also hand holding or one of them sitting right next to if not on me.
Just the other day I noticed Sissy kept taking my arm and laying it across her lap while watching a movie.
I think she misses it too.
And none of it is the same..and certainly doesn't have the lasting effect either.
I can see the questioning in their eyes "when will she be able to hug me again?" or is it a reflection of what I am thinking that I see?
This is not meant to be a sad post..it's really a reminder of the things we take for granted and if that's not enough of one..then this happens.
A church family has just lost a father and husband this past Sunday to a motorcycle accident. He was stopped at an intersection red light and another driver rear ended him causing him to flip off and hit his head (no helmet). He was killed instantly.
The only thing his wife wishes she could do again is this,
"I just want to hug him again."
Please pray for the Mueller family, the funeral is today.
I know my situation is in no way the same.
It's just a really good reminded that we don't realize what we have until we lose it.
So don't lose it..use it, go hug on someone.
13 comments:
Oh my...now I just want to go wake my babies up and squeeze them!!
hi........ive only started visiting you and the way you put it ......you know where done what and the fact that you cant hug.....had me scrolling down LOL......ive been wanting to go under the knife myself but it scares me..............hey bravo you got them done........LOL....im happy for you and i hope that you can hug again........by the way i think hugging comes with the biggies...........lol......when my niece was a year old she would insist on sleeping with her head lying on them.........lol........especialy when she was down with asthama........it had to be mine........lol my sister always said the alps have thier uses...........
Love the "don't loose it use it " comment... sending you a hug ! Mom
Great post! These times are so great because, like you said, they make us appraciate what we have. You'll be hugging those sweet babies again soon. You really are the best hugger! Lisa~
Great reminder. And I do love hugs. How awful about that man on the motorcycle. No helmet? UGH. Awful. I'll be giving my husband an extra hug when he gets home from work tonight.
I'm a hugger, too, and don't understand nonhuggers! You know a nonhugger as soon as you start to hug them - they lean back slightly and get stiff all over. Makes me snicker a little 'cuz you know they think we huggers can't tell! Just makes me hug them harder!!! Bwahahahaha!
Hope you're back to big hugs real soon!
Blessings.
I know you will be back in the saddle of hugging soon enough but I know for you it can't come quick enough....hang in there!!!! As for the Mueller family, that just breaks my heart for his with. I will pray for her peace!!!!
:) Heather S.
opps I meant to say "wife".....my sinus medicine is playing tricks on my typing!
Stories like that make me want to hug and NEVER let go!!!
You'll be doling out those squeezes in no time!
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I love to just hold on and hug my kids. Unfortunately the bigger ones, are to "big" for that now. I still sneak one in on occasion when they don't expect it. :)
I am so with you on this one right now. Since I have been flat on my back I have been missing the cuddles with my husband and children.
I will be praying for the family who lost their husband and father.
will pray for the Muellers, just so sad! I KWYM about hugs.. we usually get a 3 way hug in around dinnertime, the little one doesn't like being left out so Daddy picks him up and we all hug. It's a great wind down to the day! You'll be back to those hugs soon!
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