It was just Mommy and Asher, making a trip to the grocery store. I was playing Sara Groves and she sang,
it’s a sweet sweet thing, standing here with you and nothing to hide. Light shining down to the very inside…
sharin’ our secrets, barin’ our souls, helping each other
come clean.
He asked, Why does she say…sharing secrets?
(this is when I had some rapid-fire mommy thoughts of how to explain the point of the song so a four year old could understand.)
I told him that it always feels best to tell the truth, even if you have a secret about something you’ve done that you think you could never tell. I asked him if, when he sneaks something he’s not supposed to and then he tells me about it, he feels better.
He said, without hesitation, YES.
Yeah, it’s about that. It just feels better to not keep things inside, even when it’s scary to tell the truth.
He was quiet after that, just watching the world go by out the window of a minivan, thinking. I know that he knows exactly what I mean. He’s always been this old soul, eyes full of wisdom, a knowing. He is sure to be an amazing man one day for a thousand reasons. Right now, he’s just four, loving life, and today I’m going to capture the things that make him Asher…
Asher, I’m crazy about you. You are all of this and so much more. Every day, you pull me through with your joy.
This post is a part of Memories Captured with the truly lovely Galit and Alison.
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Oh you, and your Mothering Heart- it is stunning, as is he.
{Love this, as always!}
xo
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1. I can’t believe he is already 4, where does the time go…I would really like to know since Giggles will be 17 on Friday…SEVENTEEN!!
2. Love this.
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Oy. Your explanation about truth telling and scariness is very convicting for me this morning.
glad i popped by.
xo
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He’s a smart kid! And such sweet memories :)
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Such an amazing boy. Such an amazing mom. xo
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Oh I adore those glasses! They make his eyes look bigger, enhancing that ‘old soul’ feeling.
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I love this – all the little things that make him Asher. Precious.
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So funny our nicknames for our Asher include Asher Basher and Ashman too;) I thought of you today doing my Beth Moore bible study. She was talking about Asher and the meaning of happy and blessed. I am sure you already know about the meanings but it reminded me again of our boys (names) and how much joy and happiness they bring us! (You are the only other Asher we know.)
Beautiful, Heather. Your boy is extraordinary.
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i’m not surprised one bit that you listen to sara groves. i can tell it in your writing. her essence blesses my deep places. and yours too :)
Yup!! That quite simply sums him up!!! Exactly why I look forward to slushie-monday’s!!
I love this. I have one like that too – asking smart questions and really wanting to know the answer. The questions come from the back seat a lot of the time, and then there is the silence marked only by the sound of the wheels in his head turning as he ponders the answers.
He is delicious and oh, the words. Great job!!!
Love this beautiful boy. Good job of thinking on your feet, and explaining the idea of shared secrets in an understandable-to-four-year-old way so well. Also works for this 51 year-old. Yes, that’s a lot of why I blog.
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Handsome young men and I can relate to the old soul part :)
What a perfect way to capture your little guy. Love his glasses. I have one who loves hummus too.
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oh how I love sara groves! just love her!
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Love that you put his nicknames on here too. I just adore nicknames. :)
What a way to capture your boy…
Oh my gosh – I love all the details you added to the picture!
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