{"id":6490,"date":"2015-07-28T05:46:23","date_gmt":"2015-07-28T11:46:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.handsfreemama.com\/?p=6490"},"modified":"2015-07-30T06:18:32","modified_gmt":"2015-07-30T12:18:32","slug":"the-glass-jar-every-human-being-needs-to-hold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.handsfreemama.com\/2015\/07\/28\/the-glass-jar-every-human-being-needs-to-hold\/","title":{"rendered":"The Glass Jar Every Human Being Needs to Hold"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"the\u201cIf I don't say this now I will surely break
\n<\/em>As I'm leaving the one I want to take.\u201d \u2013The Fray<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cIs there a chance something could happen?\u201d she asked. \u201cYou know \u2026 with the surgery.\u201d<\/p>\n

I knew what my eight-year-old daughter was asking. Although it had just dawned on her that something could go terribly wrong, the thought had plagued me for weeks.<\/p>\n

\u201cWell, it's possible, but not likely. People have surgery all the time and they come out just fine\u2014actually, they come out better than before. I think that is how it will be with me. But we can pray.\u201d<\/p>\n

And so we bowed our heads my child let her fears and hopes be known.<\/p>\n

I decided to keep my greatest fear to myself\u2014the one where surgery sabotaged my plan of doling out daily bits of love, wisdom, and guidance as my children grow.<\/p>\n

If I could bottle up my love I would<\/em>. I thought to myself.<\/p>\n

And then I remembered\u2014there was a way to bottle up my love. I\u2019d shown a group of 31 fifth graders how to do just that a few months ago.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

It was a writing gift for someone special in the students\u2019 lives. I\u2019d written several sentence starters to help the children divulge the Important Things\u2014words that need to be said but are often difficult to mutter. The children were instructed to complete three of the sentences on pretty paper, roll it up, tie it with a ribbon, and place it in a Mason jar. The sentence starters were as follows:<\/p>\n