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the day that I met Eleanor………

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My baby is 11.

And I remember like it was yesterday that shy little bug always grasping my legs and burying herself in the safety of momma.

She is a beautiful spirited girl who loves to dance and read and reorganize things.

She keeps me straight when I get confused about latin grammar and unlike her momma, she always knows where her stuff is.

She’s the one who gets teary eyed when I leave and who won’t forget to call and tell me how much she misses me.

The days evaporate and I wish I could do so many of them over.

But she’s forgiving like her Father and makes me feel like the best mom ever.

I love you, Eleanor.

(Or Elea, or Gracie, or Goosie, or Princey or any host of the ways we’ve stretched your name into unrecognizable syllables.)

You are my  Spring baby.

“The sweetest surrender of Winter.”

Sweetest surrender of winter
She put up a flag, it is waving
The thunder of summer is rumbling in
And I haven’t seen you in days
And, my, how that feeling has changed
Oh, I have been homesick for you since we met
I have been homesick for you
I’ve got to take to the sky
And I’ll tell you what that means for you and I
If I die it’s for you
If I die it’s for you
I never lived ’til I lived in your light
My heart never beat like it does at the sight
Of you baby blue, God blessed your life
I do not live ‘less I live in your light
I do not live ‘less I live in your light
The realest thing I ever felt
[ From: http://www.metrolyrics.com/a-fathers-first-spring-lyrics-avett-brothers.html ]
Was the blood on the floor and the love in your yell
I was a child before
The day that I met Eleanor
The kiss of the wind in the hills
The clearness of morning, the late evening thrill
Blurry and grey like the roar
The wheels of the highway, above them I soar
When I’m in the sweet daughter’s eye
My heart is now ruined for the rest of all time
There’s no part of it left to give
There’s no part of it left to give
I never lived ’til I lived in your light
My heart never beat like it does at the sight
Of you baby blue, God blessed your life
I do not live ‘less I live in your light
I do not live ‘less I live in your light

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  3. Ellie says

    Oh my gosh, I’m teary eyed. My “baby” is goin to be six soon – I don’t even want to think about when she’s 11! They grow up way too fast.

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  6. Trudy K says

    Awe, it does go swiftly by. Love the photo of the “baby” girls 🙂 I enjoy my little “grands” so much, cherish each moment. (My baby will be 21 in June!)

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  9. Christy says

    Aw! Happy birthday to your sweet girl. My oldest girl turns 11 in June. I can’t believe it, and I’m struggling so as she continues to mature…it’s killing me. I love reading your posts, especially about your children. It’s so obvious how much you love them. <3

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  11. Alene... says

    That is so beautiful You and your beautiful family. So united to each other and to Christ. The blessings of being a fly on your blog wall have been immense. It’s been just about a month since I happened upon you, but what a month it’s been. Thank you for sharing that amazing song, too. Wow.

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  15. tara lowry says

    she’s just precious…
    love the way you describe her…such a dearie to call your own.

    that capture of your girls in the first picture is just beautiful.

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  17. Julia says

    That is the best ever picture of your two daughters.
    They are KA-UTE!!!!!
    Thank you for sharing, Edie 🙂
    And Happy Belated Birthday Gorgeous Girl 🙂

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