Five Minute Friday: Small

"No extreme editing; no worrying about perfect grammar, font, or punctuation. 

Unscripted. Unedited. Real."

Prompt Word: Small

Ten little fingers and ten tiny toes
It has been a wonder to see how fast she grows

She was born and my life changed
It both shrank and it grew

The sleep is sneaking back into my nights

The sweetest of giggles has started to fill up my days

Rolling over has become our new form of play

I am seeing old things for the first time

With a perspective so new

Who knew that adding one thing so small

Could change my whole world view

Five Minute Friday: Story

"No extreme editing; no worrying about perfect grammar, font, or punctuation. 

Unscripted. Unedited. Real."

Prompt Word: Story

There are the parts we share openly. The words known by many told easily without hesitation. Shared with little reservation and held as public knowledge by those who seek you. 

The parts we share with a close few. Held deeper in the heart. Told in soft whispers over a glass of wine, cup of coffee, or bowl of ice cream. Things that hurt to say but help us heal with the telling.

Then there are the parts that hurt to tell. Held so tight that only those we know on the deepest level are allowed to see, if anyone is allowed to see our shadow parts at all.

But, it takes all of these parts to tell our true story. All of these bits make up the character of you. Each of us has a unique tail to tell in this life, so keep your head up and try to come to peace with all of the parts to your story.