It's Okay to Be Quiet
It's okay to be quiet. You don't need to give the full report just yet, you may not need to give it at all. Reporting requires understanding, and sometimes you just need to follow the path and see where it leads before you know where you are.
It's okay to be quiet. You can declare your hope in a loaf of bread you bake by hand, you can put unnecessary things on the stoop as an act of faith in future provision. You can let the apple pie you're making invite company, and the space you're preparing for friends invite joy.
It's okay to be quiet. You can say all you really need to say with one look, with one touch. You can express your gratitude for his love in the way you smile when you see him come into the room. You can let them know how they melt your heart in the tenderness of your kiss on their foreheads.
The words are the last thing to arrive, but the love is here all along.
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Reader Comments (5)
how i needed these words of love. thank you, jen. thank you.
Thank you. I happen to be tired of talking. So tomorrow, I'm going to just smile and listen and kiss.
I kiss my daughter's forehead oh so often.
She does melt my heart.
And it is my nature to be quiet.
Most people don't get it,
some think I'm rude,
some think I'm judging.
But as you say,
The Love
Is Here
All Along.
It is very beautiful,
the way you speak.
Thank you, Jen!
This is beautiful. Thank you.