This little girl starts kindergarten in a few weeks. In the stress of the past months, I have been anything but patient with her. She has always been my "easy one," so when she is even remotely difficult I can't deal with it. I'm hard on her and I expect more of her than I should. I need someone to remind me that she's only five. She's only been on this planet for five short years! Tonight as I stared at this sweet face at the park and as she wrapped her small arms around me at bedtime, I felt the reminder that I have been looking for. She needs me right now more than ever. I need to stop, get down to her level, and listen to what this gentle soul has to say. Before I know it, she's not going to need me. And that thought is so terrifying to me because I will always need her. My sweet, beautiful Elliephant.
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