Wednesday, August 11, 2010

black & white wednesday: { we're tight }

It was my husband that came up with this term and action when we brought Lilah home from China. He'd cross his fingers and tell her 'We're tight!', or in other words 'We'll always be here for you'. We did it a lot back then, but it seems we haven't been doing it so much recently, probably because Lilah can say the words now. Anyway, that was until last week, while we were on our holidays in Cape Breton. We were sitting in a little café waiting for our food to arrive and I told Lilah I loved her, I didn't notice she'd just taken a mouthful of water at the time and couldn't speak, so she held her hands up at me and crossed her 'we're tight' fingers.

She melts my heart.

"When everything in our lives and experience is shaken that can be shaken, and only that which cannot be shaken remains, we are brought to see that God only is our rock and our foundation, and we learn to have our expectation from him alone." - Hannah Whitall Smith

Cape Breton - Margaree black and white 'we're tight'

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{ see more black & white pictures at 'The Long Road to China' }

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11 comments:

  1. Um...that made me tear up a bit.

    She melts my heart too.

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  2. Oh, that's really beautiful. Just like your little girl! Love the black and white photo. In our family we press our thumbs together really hard to show that we belong together. And then there is of course the absolute best...the group hug!

    Erika B

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  3. oh my goodness that is the BEST thing I have heard in a long time. Thank you, so much for sharing this little story.

    Lea
    xo

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  4. Awwww.. what a great story and such a cute picture! =)

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  5. How sweet. I love this story. (sniff)

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  6. Jill

    Since we're fellow Canucks and all, I thought I'd spend some time in your blog from earlier times. Sometimes we take it for granted that we know the whole story....and I didn't know yours completely. (And I didn't know you were only 2 hours down the road either.)I loved getting to know you and your journey a bit more.

    PS. I was born in NS so I enjoyed your recent trip down east too.

    Have a great day Jill!
    :)

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  7. That is a great little story. It is amazing to me what you think they have forgotten and suddenly they bring it up again.

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  8. Okay, that is one of the sweetest things I have ever heard. Wow!

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  9. Could she be any sweeter?! I think not.

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