i wonder…
January 27, 2009
Today I wonder if she can be tamed…today I hold an inner wish for harmony and compliance. No conflict, no struggle, no quest for balance, just peace and quiet. and I know, (sigh) I know, if this wish came true, everything would be wrong in the world. Her beauty is in her power, her grace in her strength, her magic is in her will.
and she sleeps, and I rest, waiting for it to awake in me…
Kindnessgirl 
January 28, 2009 at 8:33 am
isn’t it nice that you can get this wish for about 8 to 10 hours every day, when she sleeps… And in twenty years you will love and completely embrace her power, strength and will – because it will take her so far. And you will have earned all the gray hairs to come – (this is meant to be a positive comment:) )
January 28, 2009 at 8:52 am
I spent some time in the gym yesterday with the transition class. Lucy was so cute. She just came up and hugged me and wanted to tickle and snuggle. She is infectious – in a very non-germy way!!
January 28, 2009 at 9:14 am
So much like my Joy…daily she teaches and inspires me to be the woman I am inside…
January 28, 2009 at 6:34 pm
Amen.
January 28, 2009 at 9:36 pm
I just love her, and wish I could experience her beautiful yet strong personality first hand. Miss you!
January 29, 2009 at 11:52 am
A wise friend said to me once about my spirited child to remember that she will get what she needs and she will not let others take advantage of her. For the parent however, it is just so draining!
January 31, 2009 at 9:52 pm
Oh, so beautifully put. On my worst days with my son it is difficult to find those thoughts and feelings to bring his sweet heart back to mine. Thank you for giving me the words for those thoughts and feelings.
February 3, 2009 at 11:46 pm
I survived my the year that my daughter was 3 by repeating this mantra: she’s gonna be an amazing adult. she’s gonna be an amazing adult. It helped me surf the waves of her intensity- some days all I could do was hold on and pray I didn’t fall off.
She’s 7 now, still intense and just a lot, but oh my stars have I learned some things. She’s taught me so much and I’ve taken leaps and done things I never would have done without her.
February 6, 2009 at 9:31 am
beautiful
February 17, 2009 at 7:59 am
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