Recently, I departed my parents’ home to drive to a college visit with my daughter. The road was circuitous, winding through small towns, farmland, and valleys on its way to our destination. This trip was one that I had taken many times throughout my youth and college career, though I had not traveled the road in decades.
As we zigged and zagged along, J dozed in the seat next to me. While I was confident in our journey, the landmarks had changed over the years of my absence, and buildings existed in new forms along the route. I was hit with an occasional twinge of uncertainty.
It suddenly struck me just how deeply my children trust me. When my daughter gets in the car with me, she assumes that I know where I am going. Despite the zigs and zags of our path, she is right there, believing in my ability to get us from point A to point B safely.
Fostering and maintaining such a deep and abiding trust is a huge responsibility. I hope I never lose the trust of my children as we travel life’s zigs and zags together.
Positively Un-broken 
Beautiful piece, it’s funny how everyday things can sometimes trigger deeper thoughts
Debbie
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Thank you. It’s true that often we find the deep meaning in the mundane of every day. I find that the older my children get, the more this happens.
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” Despite the zigs and zags of our path, she is right there, believing in my ability to get us from point A to point B safely.”
What a heartfelt post and very touching realization. 🙂 Your kids are blessed to have you as their mom. You need not to say you love them, your words show it. 🙂
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Thank you for your kind words, Rose. 🙂
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honest words. 🙂 It is my pleasure. 🙂
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This captures it perfectly. They really do put themselves in our hands, trusting that we’ll get them where they need to be and that we’ll brush them off if they fall.
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Thank you. It was one of those moments when the realization hit me head on.
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