Emotions

I am a new fan of Willow Tree Figurines. The artist keeps the faces blank so that they are open to interpretation. So what do you see in this dad's face? Do you see wonderment? Joy? Relief? Love? Or do you see sadness? Despair? Grief? Confusion? I see a man bent over the body of his son, tears streaming down his face, and a cracking voice saying "why God?" This was how my husband held Matthew the day after he was born. I know that someday, we will look at this figurine and the dad will have a face that radiates happiness and love, but for now we see sadness. Pure sadness.

I bought this figurine for my husband for our 4th wedding anniversary. With shame I admit that the day snuck up on me and so I was out doing last minute shopping (I realized it was our anniversary around 3pm that day). I went to Target and wandered the aisles aimlessly and then after wasting an hour I left and saw a hallmark store. I figured I could at least buy him a card so I went in there and wandering around I saw this figurine. I started to cry. In the store. And not just any cry but gut-wrenching sobs. So I bought it and gave it to him for our anniversary. Now it sits on our mantle where we have his heart, his bedtime storybook, and him.

So leave a comment, let me know what you see in the dad. I would love to hear from you.