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Under the Same Blue Sky ~
Distance is no match for hearts bound together
I checked Find Friends to see if she was there yet. It showed her in Atlanta, Georgia, her destination and new home. The thing that got me though, was the little green box that showed the distance between us…3,303 kilometers. My heart squeezed a little at that number. It seems so far away.
“We’re here now. I’m feeling the reality. Still excited but a little sad. Missing you all already.”
This is my girl I’m writing about. She’s a grown woman now and newly a mom herself, but she’s also my second born. She’s the one with the infectious laugh and sparkling blue eyes. She’s the one who was never far from my side as a child.
Oh, she was quite social apart from me. She loved playing with her older sister or her younger brother. She loved cuddling up with her dad and her siblings to listen to stories. She always had a best friend in the neighborhood and/or a next-door neighbor she’d go visit on a regular basis. But she was my girl. I was her touchstone, her safe place, her comfort. She’d often be beside me while I made dinner… ”helping me” or making pretend soup. She’d bring her coloring book and crayons into the bathroom while I took a shower, “just to keep me company.” She’d appear by my…
