Wow! What a way to describe being a parent. So poignant and so very true. Bless you as you raise this precious one. You write as beautiful(ly) as she is
Oh yes! I know those two lines and all that comes afterward so well! You have a beautiful little girl. My first was a little girl - I didn't know how much I could love another human until I met her.
Oh Ali, I have a Zoe too and I pray that same rabid prayer. You've written my thoughts here: "She's the rush of air that fills my lungs when I break the surface after the long plunge. She's my heart, sailing off outside the narrow confines of my ribs even though I know that the ocean is bigger than the both of us and there are monsters out there near the edge of the map."
My eyes are brimming reading this, because I relate so profoundly. I pray against sea monsters with everything in me and my faith feels like it might not be big enough some days to fend them off. But I also have hope and it buoys us both.
Beautiful, beautiful. Thank you for sharing.
One Zoe mama to another
Warmest wishes
Lisa-Jo
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