Meeting this sweet girl took me back to first meeting her big sister, 3 1/2 years earlier. Her teeny, tiny toes and fingers so delicate they serve as a reminder that some of the most impactful moments of life are in the fray. Day in and day out we set the plans of our life before us. We pray for the ease of our journey for the slow inclines to our summit points but the reality is that our most memorable moments lie in the seasons between our initial ascent and the steep grades of our story that have us pausing for relief and seeking rest. Those moments we feel as if one more step would be unbearable, where we glimpse a break in our mountain and the sun comes over an edge with startling clarity and we're immediately gifted a divine push that propels our chapter forward. A nod from the heavens that forces us to look ahead and continue the climb. That creshendo moment where we realize that the steps we took to get there, the experiences leading to this point, aren't dimished by the page turning but rather that the remaining story exists and flourishes because of them. The beauty of life is in the fray and this sweet girl came into this world in one of those holy moments that allowed for a pause in the story, an incredible ray of sunshine on the page.
Christa, I have been fortunate to know your beautiful family; you, Tim, Scarlett and now Chelsea. I think to the chinese proverb that represents a belief that all who are destined to meet are connected by a red string that never breaks no matter the distance or circumstance. You guys are a red string in so many stories, mine included, all four of you. I am so grateful to know you, to have seen your family grow and to have been gifted a glimpse of the Kimmel story. To you and Tim, thank you for allowing me the time. The house next door with always be the Kimmels!
