Never hide that reflection that bounces sunlight from your place in the sky through the leaves down here, pirouetting in the night wind. I see you bright and clear. Sensationally stunning, even from a great distance, but proximity reveals a depth that knows no bounds. You astound at every turn, with a guarantee to grin, … Read more
And you asked me if, indeed, we were flying through the clouds. And watching you light up, indeed, is what life is all about.
If you are in a storm, let the rain fall as it may, and know that a rainbow awaits you once the clouds go away.
I see a golden moon tonight,large in the distance,shining in the dark. I think about you,my baby girl,who I bond within the dark. How perfect we named youabout my favorite partof a galaxy so bigI can’t comprehend. The moon’s glowmust reflectall the sunshine you send.
Let this serve as a reminder of the things I’ll surely forget. Not because I’d like to, but because to live is to replace old memories with new, the minutiae fades too easily. And it’s a shame I won’t always remember because that’s where life is lived, in the everyday.The 3 a.m. feedings and changings, the overnight toddler tantrums in … Read more
It wasn’t your choice to be born first, but how grateful we are that you were. This family needed your wisdom, your laughter, your warmth.
To call a mother a superhero is to praise her for her strength. To thank her for the thankless love she puts in every day. But to call a mother a superhero is to ignore they’re human first. For the daily miracles we see mask the struggle, grind and work.
I closed my eyespretending to be asleep,hoping you’d follow suitminus the pretending. I turned and faced away,praying your restless naturewould cease just long enough.It didn’t. You screamedand kickedand sat upand tricked. But then you cuddled close,up against my back,your little arm wrapped around me,your Ada (Ah-DAH), forever yours. I closed my eyes even tighter.At this … Read more
What do you wonder when you wander by the window and stare out into a world you see in your own way? Always opting for outside. It’s out there you prefer than the ever-seeming locked in feeling of indoors. Perhaps because we know containment isn’t capable. Your boundless aspirations are too big to fit in … Read more