Light is All Around Me: December 2014

Quote

But this is what I’m finding, in glimpses and flashes: this is it. This is it, in the best possible way.

That thing I’m waiting for, for that adventure, that movie-score-worthy experience unfolding

gracefully. This is it. Normal, daily life ticking by on our streets and sidewalks, in our houses and

apartments, in our beds and at our dinner tables, in our dreams and prayers and fights and

secrets - this pedestrian life is the most precious thing any of us will ever experience.

— Shauna Niequist, Cold Tangerines: Celebrating the Extraordinary Nature of Everyday Life, 2010

Thursday, December 18, 2014

It’s not always like this –

Sometimes we hurry,

you cry when your hair’s pulled,

and once I scraped your ear.

But today, with

your fair features glowing

in Sunday morning sun,

you in poofy pink dress,

and the music box

chiming in your hands,

I brush slowly,

and smile

at what I already know:

There’s nothing I’d rather do than

Brush your hair,

Hear your chatter,

and watch you pull toothy faces

in the mirror.

Daughter, you are joy.

Material may be shared or printed for non-commercial use, but must include this copyright notice.