Tag Archives: laughter

An Echo

She hopscotches along the edge  of a playground as I add numbers  or answer emails; she skips alongside  me at social events— graduations,  weddings, funerals— waiting for me  to notice, reminding me there is more  in a moment than ceremony or sadness; she sits beside me in silent kindness  when I cry, and she rushesContinue reading “An Echo”

Thankful

I am thankful  for gentle  assurances, moments  of stillness,  unexpected  displays  of kindness,  early mornings  in quiet reflection,  moonbeams  before sleeping,  lavender skies that break  into sunrise,  bird song  at dawn,  the laughter  of children,  the changes  of season,  the cover  of trees,  the scent  of a rose,  the simplest  gifts are our  greatest rewards.Continue reading “Thankful”