Yellow

     My husband and I have been blessed with two beautiful daughters, both as lovely on the inside as they are on the outside. The inner being matters much more to us obviously and we have not been disappointed. They are kind, generous, helpful, considerate and caring, even towards each other! They are not like this every minute of every day of course but everyone is grumpy once in a while, aren't they?
     I believe that children are not a blank slate when they are born; they have a default setting if you like and ours just happen to be set at "nice". We know how fortunate we are in this regard; juvenile detention is full of kids not quite as positively aligned. Of course desperation, wrong time, wrong place and bad choices can send great people on a crooked path. That could still happen to our girls but today, here and now I know that they are good girls: caring citizens with what we consider to be decent values.
     Our eldest has been sleep deprived, hooked up to machines and spending 24 hours a day with me, her dotty old mother, for 5 days. Still she is a ray of sunshine, a warm and pleasant being even in trying circumstances. Her golden yellow light shines for all to see and we are warmed by her peaceful presence. This afternoon I want to whisper in her ear, "Sleep my darling, sleep, for tomorrow is another day and we have much to do."

                                                        Photo: Jamie Smith Studio