Thursday, May 31, 2012

Soccer

I took two of my boys to soccer today. Eva watched them play soccer last year. She watched them a couple of times in the spring...and she watched them once in August. Once in August. Then she died. There was a little girl we know on the field today. She had pink soccer socks on. Her hair was in braids. She was a little smaller than the other kids on the field with her. I don't know why it hurt to look at her. Hurt to see yet another thing my Eva won't do. Another loss. No first steps, No first words, No soccer. Last time I sat on the side of that soccer field, Eva was on my lap. However, lest I forget, Eva can FLY.

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  1. I wish so badly that Eva was with you. Learning to walk and babbling toddler speak that only you would understand. I wish that she could have soccer socks and even a pink soccer ball and maybe dream of being Mia Hamm, Brandy Chastain or Hope Solo. I hope that there is such amazing spirit baby/toddler stuff that she and Grace are doing. Eva is showing Grace the ropes on how to be a super cool spirit child until the day when we can join them and then they can teach us what we have been missing.

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  2. Oh Anella, I just weep for you as I read these two latest posts. She's always missing from our midst, and now that it's so nice out it's a new season that she's missing from. I see her sitting in your lap at soccer, playing in the sand at the playground, and I so terribly wish I was helping get her buckled in when I'm doing the other kids. Today was an especially empty day at the park even though seven kids ran around.

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  3. And she is soaring. And we'll soar with her someday. But until then...we will miss our sweet girls. ~Renee

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