Spring Peepers

I am grateful for my daughter. I am grateful that I am seeing her grow and become stronger every day. I am grateful for a cacophony of spring peepers that sang her gently to sleep yesterday. I am grateful for cousins and aunt-cousins, and grandma-aunts. I am grateful that my Mom's surgery was successful and easy. I am grateful that her trip to the hospital was short. I am grateful for snack picnics in the sun. I am grateful for still moments forehead to forehead and cheek to cheek with the sun shining on us and eyes-closed mandalas.