Stand Still

Tutoring was cancelled tonight. The Cuba license arrived. My phone died and was silent all evening. I didn't bother making the quiz I'm giving tomorrow after all. We had just salad for dinner. I played the piano with Samara on my knee. Steve kissed me on the lips as he walked in the door tonight. The world's craziness somehow stopped, as if building up to this moment, just so that I could sit here, be thankful, and feel my littlest one kicking away inside me. D2 has been tickling around for days, but not like this, not this strong, not this wonderful. Oh, it is Heaven. Maybe I will do this over and over and over again! And while I browse through old photos to send to cheer up dear Neow a few blocks away, I found just too many that take my breath away. How on earth we were blessed with a little girl this sweet, this beautiful, this fun, I'll never understand. And it's all coming again, only now, we'll be four and while it's bound to be crazy, crazy, I just can't wait. Each day feels like such a gift, and tonight I'm grateful for peace, serenity, faith, and time to stand still, be quiet, and feel, really feel, all of this.