Tonya over at Fourth Generation Farmgirl hit me up with this writing challenge. Please check her blog out if you haven’t already. It is a fun and beautiful blog! This challenge spoke to me and looked fun, so here we go:
A moment that took my breath away. I just had one yesterday. As a matter of fact.
I volunteer at a facility for “riders with disabilities”. I help teach one day a week. I have a class of five children with varying disabilities (I like to call them alter-abilities). Anyways, my daughter and I do a lot of volunteer work at this riding center. We cross paths daily with all sorts of amazing people. Some may qualify for riding for physical disabilites, some for developmental, mental or otherwise disabilities. There is a large scope of people there. Well, anyways…my weekly class and the five kids in it had a party this week to celebrate the end of the riding session. Pizza and fun.
The moment that my breath was taken away was when my daughter, who is technically a “volunteer” (she goes and helps with cleaning stalls and little chores while I’m in the arena). Well, she sat down at the round table with my five students and she ate pizza, laughed, played, teased, helped and loved everyone of them. As if there was NOTHING DIFFERENT AT ALL ABOUT THEM. I realized in that moment, that there really was NOTHING DIFFERENT ABOUT THEM. And her little soul simply knew that. They were simply kids, she was simply with friends, and she was simply having fun at a party.
I saw, in that moment, all that was right in the world. That my daughter didn’t see the “differences”. That I had raised her in a world that didn’t see the “differences”. And that all of these beautiful six children blended into a group of fun and happy kids. Period. It was beautiful. It gave me hope for the world. It reminded me of what’s important. It reminded me that we are all one. We are all in this together.
It took my breath away.
People are born with love and taught to hate. I hope your daughter retains that.
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So true. Thank you.
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Way to go Mom! You have taught her some great lessons and this “moment” was awesome!
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Oh, thank you 🙂
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LOVE!
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Thank you!
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This is beautiful and incredibly moving. Thank you so much for participating and for your kind words.
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🙂 Thanks for the challenge. I haven’t participated in something like that before. I think I was supposed to nominate others though? Anyways, if so….it’s an open invitation to all!
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It was wonderful! No worries about nominees–just having fun! 🙂
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Beautiful… Young kids (& animals) don’t see the differences.
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Exactly!
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A beautiful moment to take your breath away. Congrats on a job well-done. And congrats to your daughter as well. 🙂
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Thank you. I can’t take the credit though…it’s just who she is 🙂
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Oh I love this – what a beautiful moment, you must be so very proud of your daughter 🙂
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Thank you. She is quite something 🙂
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This is a beautiful moment. Thank you for sharing 🙂
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Thank you!
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fantastic 🙂
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Thanks!
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Oh, so well said!
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Thank you!
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Your daughter is a star for sure 🙂
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Beautiful moment, beautiful text. What a pure soul your daughter has! Lovely! 🙂
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Oh, thank you so much. Very kind words.
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What a great post. I love how children are born with this clear vision, joyfulness, and generosity of spirit. You have done a great job exposing her to experiences that will keep her heart open as she grows.
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Oh thank you, that is so kind.
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