This
was written on the occasion of Amanda's graduation from college in
May of 2009.
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| Sarah, Amanda 1988 Texas |
Yesterday
Amanda, who was not quite two, was watching her sister put together a
24-piece jigsaw puzzle on the living room rug. Sarah, who has just
turned four, was in her usual position of intense concentration as
she studied the pieces. We were in the rented house in Texas. I was
in the kitchen which joined the living room, and I could see the
girls clearly while loading the dishwasher. Amanda could tell her
sister was very serious with her puzzle; Sarah had lost notice of
everything else around.
Amanda
bent over, picked up a puzzle piece, stood up, stifled a laugh, and
ran to the bedroom. She returned empty-handed and walked over to
Sarah who was unaware of the theft.
Amanda
picked up another puzzle piece and ran to the bedroom. I stopped what
I was doing so I could watch. Amanda returned to the living room
empty-handed.
Sarah
stared at the puzzle piece in her hand and tried to fit it to the
puzzle in front of her in several places. Amanda bent down to pick up
another piece. I intervened, “Amanda! Knock it off!”
The
giggles she had been suppressing came out now in a gleeful,
mischievous, lusty laugh. I wondered if this was a sign of things to
come?
“Huh?” Sarah said, looking around.
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| Sarah, Amanda 2014 Georgia |
Today
Amanda, who is more than twenty-two, walked into Sanford Stadium at
UGA, in Athens,Georgia. She was in cap and gown, and the cap had a pink tassel for Bodie's music
major.
Today,
while I watched from the sidelines, I had no worries about this
mischievous little daughter with the lusty laugh – she has turned
out to be the puzzle that is perfectly put together – talent,
beauty, maturity, love, and so much more for the whole world to look forward to.
Sarah
came home from England
just
to surprise her sister for graduation. Sarah stood nearby and others
told Amanda to look.
“Huh?”
she said, and then she looked and saw Sarah and said, “Hey!”
I have been so blessed!
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