Mother’s Day

I woke up this morning to read Scott Noelle’s reflection that Every Day is Mother’s Day!  Oh, how I wished I could have read that before I set myself and my daughter up for this infamous day.
All went beautifully, in the morning, as she greeted me with gifts and appreciation for being her mom.  Ahhhh, [...]

I Love You

I awakened this morning to a beautiful poem written by my 9 year old daughter.
I love you when you give me ice cream cones
I love you
I love you like the wind loves the sky and the sky loves the world and the world the UNIVERSE
Whew!  I think this is all there is to say!

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