Happiness is.............
As I sit here ready to let words pour onto "paper," I am reminding myself to ask my daughter in the morning what happiness is to her. Happiness is __________________. I wonder what she will say. I think she will, at first, say, "everything," as that is her stock answer. "Ava, what is your favourite color?" "All of them." "Ava, what was your favourite part of today?" "All of the things." Part of me wants her to be specific, so I know what exactly brings her joy, and what brings her sadness, and all of the other feelings. But on most days, I really do believe that her favourite part of every day is, in fact, everything. My sweet darling girl, happiness is: you and your brother. Actually, happiness is not the right word. JOY is the right word. JOY is your brother and you. Simple. Sweet darling girl, we have been in our new home for nearly one month. A chaotic month it has been, moving into the basement, ripping apart ...