Last day in Germany

This is the pathway we walked at least twice a day for the past week. All along the route the boys were making big discoveries — remnants of the New Year’s Eve fireworks, sugar beet roots, sticks large and small, cow manure, large ruts of frozen mud — anything that grabbed their attention.

Today was my last full day in Germany. The boys were so careful to wake me gently this morning to walk with them to kindergarten. They were excited to see me again at noon for the walk home.

During the afternoon we played outside, making teeny tiny snowballs out of the few flakes that fell. We went for walks again along the pathway and through a magical part of the forest which I had not yet seen.

The conversation throughout the day with my daughter and son-in-law has been more tolerable and sometimes even enjoyable, as I have become more aware of which questions can lead to conversations about political issues or about the mysterious illness that the Naturopath is advising and treating.

I had been dreading this trip for months and was very hesitant about coming here but I’m glad I followed through with it. My grandsons are the sweetest boys I have ever spent time with. Healing the rift between my daughter and I will still take time but I am starting to see some hope.