Friday, April 24, 2009

Morning Freewrite / What is beautiful in my life?

My daughter, Gracie, is the most beautiful, precious thing in my life.

When I find it hard to smile, I think of her.

She's the motivation behind my waking up every morning.

She's my pride and joy, even though it's cliche to say so.

I want to teach her so much about life, but, inevitably, she's the one who teaches me.

She teaches me how to be compassionate,
how to have fun at all costs,
how to make every day "The Best Day Ever,"
and how to beat every Lego superhero game known to man.

She's starting kindergarten this year, and I'm not going to be naive enough to say I won't cry.

My beautiful, precious girl is growing up. That's definitely reason enough to smile.

3 comments:

Brandi said...

I love her name ^_^ Gracie is just so cute and classic. Kinda like her mommy!

Jenn said...

Awww...that's so sweet!

Deb Nickles said...

I like the way you use the phrase "even though it's cliche to say so" to invert that assumption--clever.

She so lucky to have you, Jenn!