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![He's 15 now and officially taller than me.
I love who he is and who he's becoming.
But I miss
his surprisingly deep toddler voice,
his giggle every time he said 'mommy,'
his dance routines in his tighty-whitey onesie,
his high-falsetto from the back seat
as we sang together 'Teach Me to Know'
by #TheLoneBellow.
What a gift to celebrate this kid who has grown to embody empathy, humility, and kindness as he quietly serves and insists on the belonging of others.
[ID: White boy with blue shirt and Brown boy with pink shirt are sitting on a rocky shore overlooking a large river at sunset.]
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