The Sense of the Forward Option

When at life’s crossroads, you have three options:  The first is straight ahead, continuing on your journey.  The second is to part & go your separate ways – one turning left & the other turning right. 

But few people remember the third option – The one when you turn around & look back at the road that brought you this far.  Going back where you come from is as optional as forward is.

She was a simple girl with a simple love for being simple.  She and her Daddy had a choice to make, not too long ago.  Life had brought them to one of those crossroads.  And they looked at the left-n-right options.  The road ahead was clear, but no matter which choice they made, they would remember the road  that had brought them this far together.  And the lessons they had learned along the way made the decision very clear.

“Bed time, BabyGirl,” her Daddy said, walking into the bedroom.

She sat up and looked at her Daddy, smiling behind her pacifier and knowing that she had made the right decision.  Forward seemed more than optional when she thought about it.  It was the only choice that made sense.

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25 “Precious Pacifiers”

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