As parents, we are intricately woven into our children’s
lives, most especially in those early years, as we fuss and fret over their
well-being. Yet, very quickly, we realize that many of their life’s transitions
will be guided and assisted by others. There will be those both known and
unknown to us with whom they will entrust their dreams, voice their
uncertainties, celebrate their successes, and quite simply, share their
everyday lives.
It is for some of these significant “others” that I am
crafting a few favors to be utilized during my son and his fiancĂ©e’s
pre-wedding festivities. Inspired by some lovely butterflies designed by Ellen
Wilson and featured in Somerset Life’s Autumn 2013 edition, I am fashioning my
pieces with the bride’s chosen palette of lavender and gold and some of T. S.
Eliot’s eloquent words.
As I crafted the delicate butterflies, I couldn’t help
but remember a beautiful, warm day when my young son was crouched in a field of red
clover, amidst a myriad of darting Monarchs- the swirling colors of black and
orange filling the air; or how I, years later, found myself transformed by a
similar experience.
Once again, the butterfly will symbolize a
transformative event. With this wedding, this further union, I anticipate the
forging of a deeper communion, not only with others, but within myself.
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