October 2, 2016
Transitions
On the X Factor UK, a young man got four yeses after singing beautifully. He ran out to meet his mum and picked her up in a joyful embrace. The transitions in life are just so amazing. I remember holding Nathan in my arms shortly after his birth and all the times I carried him as he grew. Then he began to use me as a yardstick to track his progress. He would say, ‘Mummy, now I’m at your chest, very soon I’ll be at your neck, then I’ll be at the top of your head’. My usual response is ‘yes please, grow tall, that’s the plan… one of the reasons I married...
