Hannah and I were walking down Fremont Ave. with full bellies from our dinner date, and she was laughing and acting so silly. And I found myself just laughing and laughing with her. I was completely conscious for a moment in time and reveling in it. It was so so much fun. I just can hardly believe how awesome it was to sit on two tin stools in a crowded restaurant and eat burgers, fries and share an unbelievable locally made ice cream with caramel dripped in milkshake. YUM.

Recently I have been thinking so much about she and my conversations and how I can use time together to ask good questions with her. She actually loves fun questions and is usually totally game to answer anything. I realize too, I need to be braver in what I am asking about how she is, what she sees in the world, and how she is feeling about herself. I am learning and just felt tonight, sneaking away for a girls date, was medicinal. She is such a delight to be with, such fun curious, observant company, and I just cannot believe I get to be her mom.

In light of yesterday being heinous and then today offering such sweetness, I am grounded a bit of what counts. Oddly enough, today after reading that a decade long Harvard study was complete and now widely published on the one thing to lead a happy and healthy life, and of course, the answer is, relationships. I watched the Tedtalk today and it wasn't earth shattering, just more reminders, be in it all for the right things. And for me that is to honor Christ and love as deeply as possible the humans in my path. Especially those under my roof.

Cheers, my friends.