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Remembering My Great Escape

4/22/2013

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It’s been a rough day at school. I can tell. Even before her backpack hits the floor, Taylor is fighting back the tears. Then it all comes spilling out. The emotions of a sixth grade girl. I’ve been there. Feelings so intense you don’t know what to do with them. 

She tells me about her day. I listen and try to encourage her. I wish I could fix it, but I can’t. She stomps down the steps and slams the door.

Madison plops her backpack onto the kitchen table. She finds her spelling words and a sheet of scratch paper. Half-way through her spelling list I hear the faint plunking of piano keys coming from the basement. Taylor is practicing.

Emily joins us at the table with a couple of thick textbooks. As both girls work on their homework, a slow, solemn melody echoes through the house.

Madison and I chat about an upcoming field trip and she hands me a permission slip. The piano music has become more lively and up-beat.

In a few minutes the music stops. Taylor slips by us, grabbing her backpack off the floor.

And she’s humming.

I smile, thinking back a few decades ago … back when I stomped up the steps in our old farmhouse and slammed my bedroom door. I remember shoving my arm under my mattress, fishing for my diary. Then I’d stretch out on my bed and start scribbling away. I didn’t know what to do with my emotions, so I poured them into my writing.

Everyone needs a place to get away from the stresses of life, if only for a little while. Everyone needs to find their own escape.   

I’m thankful Taylor has found hers.

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Sue Miller
4/24/2013 08:55:36 am

Another masterpiece of yours that connects me to your wonderful family!

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Sheri
4/24/2013 02:21:22 pm

Thanks Sue! My family is very good at giving me lots of material. :-)

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