not just enjoyed,
but honored,
respected,
devoured,
considered,
prayed for,
favored,
remembered,
prioritized,
preferred,
assured,
validated,
comforted,
nurtured,
catered to,
protected,
rallied for,
supported,
cared for,
looked after,
and loved.
fully, proudly, gladly, loved.
Loving a child fees like carrying a small sun in your chest. And when you’re a parent, spring feels so deeply personal, like the whole world is warming up just to match what you’ve been holding inside. Because suddenly you realize you’ve been orbiting around your child this whole time & everywhere you look, something unafraid is reaching for the goldness, just like they are. Your sunspill, their emerald magic, this gravity, is the oldest story in the world. You can feel the ancientness of it all, how every parent before you has carried their own small sun through the green. It’s the most humbling experience. Knowing that the smallest person in my life is the one showing me how to live.