レイチェル・ブレイセンさんのインスタグラム写真 - (レイチェル・ブレイセンInstagram)「She spent almost the entire morning sitting in front of this window, watching a spider cling to its web in the rain. I sat by the kitchen table, drinking my coffee, watching her from across the room. Something happens to me in these moments that I can’t explain. The innocent beauty of her little being... It just takes my breath away.⁣ ⁣ “Is the spider okay mamma?”⁣ “Do you think she likes the rain?”⁣ “Does she have a towel?”⁣ “Where is her towel? Should I go get it?”⁣ “Do you think her mommy and daddy are close by?”⁣ “What if she gets cold?” ⁣ “Can we bring her inside?” ⁣ ⁣ She sat there forever, her little face pressed up against the window, tracing droplets of rain with her fingers. Making sure the spider was safe. ⁣ ⁣ I am in awe of her presence. Her kindness. Her heart. How is she only 3 when we’ve known each other for lifetimes - and how did 3 years pass by in the blink of an eye all at the same time? Sometimes motherhood completely overwhelms my heart. It hurts, watching her grow up in front of my eyes. The love. The love! It hurts. It makes me nostalgic for moments that haven’t even passed me by.⁣ ⁣ The rain stopped. The sun came out. The spider is fine and Lea went on to other things. And I’m still sitting here, drinking my coffee, trying to will my heart back into my chest⁣」6月21日 0時39分