michelle.k.:
It’s not easy to explain to those who don’t see the wild in her, but every day is like being born again into the wonder of her strong heart beating & a full-throated knowing that she’s here to be alive.
michelle.k.:
Summers coming
michelle.k.:
Oh how amazing it would be if I really could bottle it all up.
michelle.k.:
wonder
michelle.k.:
let go
michelle.k.:
Looking forward. Looking back.
michelle.k.:
them
michelle.k.:
Big and little.
michelle.k.:
this is a magical beast that holds the secret of light & shadow in a safe place in her heart & when it has been too long grey, she starts to dance & laugh & cry & sing & the sunlight fills her up & spills in wild abandon back into the world again
michelle.k.:
in those days we laughed
michelle.k.:
I hope it will be said we taught them to stand tall & proud, even in the face of history & the future was made new & whole for us all, one child at a time.
michelle.k.:
I learned 2 things early on, my sister said. The first is don't blame people for being the way they are. What's the second? I said. She smiled. If they're really stupid she said, go ahead & blame them. It's a really simple philosophy, she added.
michelle.k.:
someone asked them to be quiet, so it's just a matter of time before all hell breaks loose
michelle.k.:
preparing for a battle mainly because they know they probably shouldn't have done it in the first place
michelle.k.:
Holding on
michelle.k.:
People aren't really the center of the universe, he said, but they're the ones who make the most noise about it, so you usually just end up agreeing with them so they'll go away & leave it quiet enough to get stuff done
michelle.k.:
take two
michelle.k.:
If you're right & I'm not, I'm going to be hell to live with, she said. So, you better think about that next time you want to be right.
michelle.k.:
preparing for a battle mainly because they know they probably shouldn't have done it in the first place
michelle.k.:
summer fun
michelle.k.:
.
michelle.k.:
.
michelle.k.:
beauty
michelle.k.:
Amazingness
michelle.k.:
Life moves fast
michelle.k.:
Someday, the light will shine like a sun through my skin & they will say, What have you done with your life? & though there are many moments I think I will remember, in the end, I will be proud to say, I was one of us
michelle.k.:
....
michelle.k.:
It snowed!
michelle.k.:
As a father
michelle.k.:
Them
