a staycation

i've been jonsing for a vacation lately. 

wishing to feel the hot carribean sun or explore the intricate details of cultures afar. 

but right here, right in this very place i've been treasuring the gifts that keep giving, 

my kiddos who keep me laughing, keep me thriving, keep me on my toes. 

i've been absorbing the changing weather, 

letting it restore me, letting it fill me, letting it inspire me.

roller girl and her buds

she's fast, so fast. the pic on the top was all i could catch of her. 
but the most beautiful sight was when she slowed down, when she checked in with her friends, took it down a few notches to be with them. 

she's like that. fast and furious, but gentle and kind. 
she can get your fire raging and she can melt your heart to mush. 
she'll do good, she'll find her own sweet path and conquer it.

five

she turned five. she's a girl. we celebrated.

she's my girl, but only in the sense that i have the honor of calling her my daughter. 

we share genetics but her soul, her spirit, i can't claim them, 

i can only treasure them, and treasure them i will.