Twilight and Dawn
The last time I was here in my grandmothers house was almost 2 years ago. I had been flown down as a surprise to them for my grandparents 50th wedding anniversary. I made their anniversary cake. I was 5 months pregnant at the time and as I lay in the guest room that first night I felt my stomach quiver and shake as a tiny human did somersaults within.
As I lay in the guest room last night that tiny human, now my 18 month old Angel girl, lay sleeping in a crib across the room. I marvelled at how two years between a stay in a room could be so vastly different.
Things have changed a lot for my grandma as well. She told me last night of the shock she felt when her hair grew back in white after her last round of chemo. “I’m an old woman now” she lamented, brushing her hand over her snow white hair. We talked as she watched her great granddaughter with joy. I watched both of them with awe. Two human beings, one in the dawn of her life, the other in the twilight of hers and both so infinitely beautiful.
On one side of the room there toddled a tiny girl with endearing innocence and a blossoming future in front of her. On the other side sat an aged woman well versed in the sorrows of life but hopeful and kind in spite of it. The legacy she will someday leave will be an exemplary one. I can only hope that the legacy I’m creating for myself will be as admirable when I am called to leave this life. And that my children will follow suit or even outdo me in doing good and striving to be better human beings.
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What a beautiful post, Summer. The title fits so well.
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I love reading your posts. You just lay the words out right. You need to write a book. :)
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So beautiful Summer.
My grandma died when Baby Boy was 4 months old…I have a picture of her holding him. I still cry looking at it…thinking of the beginning of his life and the end of hers.
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What a remarkable post. And I love the twilight and dawn analogy, so fitting.
I, too, hope I can leave a legacy for my children. When I remember to think like this, it helps me get through my crazy days.
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Beautifully written.
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This is absolutely beautiful, Summer. I am so glad that my kids are able to know and love their grandparents since I never knew any of mine. It wasn’t until I saw my mom with my own kids that I realized exactly what I’d missed.
summer, i loved this post. so bittersweet and beautiful. thank you for sharing, i’m sure it is wonderful being able to spend time with your grandmother.
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Beautiful post! I’m sure the memory of it is even more beautiful.
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I loved this. Especially the last two lines. That’s what I certainly hope for.
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