52 Weeks of Happiness :: Week 35

As the mama to two boys
I often think of a quote from the poet Maya Angelou...

“I gave birth to one child, a son,
but I have thousands of daughters."

Recently, I've decided that the world
is full of daughters that I can experience
the fun of girlhood with.

Griffin's school had a fall festival
and asked for parent volunteers to help out.
So I signed up to spend the afternoon
at the "Sassy Nail Salon".

I pampered princesses, tomboys,
and girls that were
totally obsessed with the color pink.

I marveled at how cute the nail polish looked
on grubby little girl fingers.

I had so much fun
chatting with these little ladies
as they decided on the colors
and combinations that they wanted.

Some of them were so excited
as it was the first time that they
had ever had their f ingernails p ainted.

My soul felt so full
as each girl sat down
and extended their hand to me.

There were no aches for the little girl that
I will never have
that often creep up in my longing heart.

Instead, it was a celebration
of all things feminine and sweet.

I don't think that those little girls knew
what a gift that they were giving to me
by letting me give a gift to them.

I'm learning to enjoy
my universal daughters.

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