I had an idea today while walking the dog. It’s an idea for a word fuse.
As a fuse is the wick you light to cause an explosion, a word fuse is a little phrase or sentence intended to jump start writing. To prime the pump, in other words. Here’s my new one:
This is what I want to remember:
So I’m going to try it out, see how it words. You do the same, OK?
This is what I want to remember: that I am the mother–not the girlfriend, the best friend, the confidante, the running buddy. I am the 60 year old mother who needs a girlfriend, best friend, confidante, running buddy of my own.
I want to remember to empower my daughter to be better and reach higher; she doesn’t need to be my equal. She needs to be stronger, more confident, so much better–in her own way.
Lord, help me to remember that when I’m gone, all she’ll have is her memory of me. Let it be good.
Thank you Jesus for our time together.
Thank you, Kyle, for this memory/prayer.