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Little Princess, you are a delight. You have the strongest personality in this whole houseful of personalities. Your eyes, so beautiful, are full of light and sparkle. You are not only a school-smartie, but you know things. You have a sensitivity to things unspoken and unspeakable. You understand people, and recognize their motivations. You create

I love long, specific lists of things I need to accomplish. Because I feel so … accomplished when I’ve crossed them all off. And I do cross. No subtle check-marking for me. Nice, thick line through the job.* Today’s list is long. I intend to enlist (I can’t even think of another word, but why

This week is a little bit crazy. Not that it’s anyone’s fault but my own, mind. I’m not blaming circumstance. I could have been well on top of all this work that needs to be done. I just chose to do other things instead. Things like read. And write. And nap in the sun. So

Today you are fourteen! I can hardly believe it. How about 14 things I love about you today? I love your kindness I love your sense of humor I love your grace I love your smile I love your great big brain I love your willingness to help I love that home is where you

I got to church today quite early, and was visiting with a lovely friend for a few minutes. Another friend, unusually flustered, sat with us to ask if we’d heard the news. This is the news: a family, who used to live in our neighborhood, went camping in a remote mountain area this weekend. One