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  • A Letter to My Son on His 13th Birthday November 17, 2014
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Another trip around the sun complete. 🎉42 came faster than I ever imagined it would, and honestly more than I’m completely comfortable with, but, friends, I feel vibrantly alive, more than ever.
Since sharing about this tradition on my stories, many wrote to thank me for the excitement in their house over it, so thought I’d share here as well!
There are definitely hard parts to a 13 year age gap. They didn’t enter imaginary worlds together, or dig and mold in the sandbox alongside each other, or play all the made-up games that my oldest 3 kids enjoyed together.
We can feel as parents that if we don’t provide just the right curriculum or opportunities for our kids, then they will miss their calling in life!
This book captured me entirely with its wisdom and beauty that heals. I moved through it slowly and deliberately during our quiet reading hour, scribbling pages of it into my journal in my desperate attempt to ingrain words into my very being.
This has been our first week back to school (Elle is at her desk) and I’ve felt that familiar blend of overwhelm and excitement, feeling underprepared in areas, but mostly a sense of gratitude as I look across the table at them.

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