Wishing

As this school year closed, a very good friend of mine Aline Hanle, http://twitter.com/Catalyst303 founder of a inspiring method of life purpose coaching called the Catalyst Method, lent her talents to our children's Montessori school. She initatied a concept called the "WishSparks Project" to show the children how we might light up the simplicity of manifesting a reality out of a simple thought. The simple thought would be anything that might make a child anywhere in the world, happier. It did not require money or fundraising - simply the power of truly good intentions.

These are my little ones - they will be 2 and 4 years old this fall.



As I shared the day with my children and realized how quickly they are growing before my eyes, I asked myself what are MY wishes for THEM in this magical time of innocence? If I had not much money, but only my purest intentions for them, what would they be?

These words are for my children. May they read them in a few years when they can actually read, and remember the things they loved and I wished for them.

My babies,

I wish you rainbows
And lollipops of every hue;
I wish you miles of family walks too.

I wish you bubbles to greet you at your door;
And rays of sunshine to keep you warm.

I wish you puzzles with every piece;
And that you still find wonder in the tiniest treat.

May you always have a bed or ball on which to bounce;
And an old laundry basket to hop in and be pushed about.

That you always find the perfect hill down which to run;
And a still lake to pitch rocks on.

I wish you big boxes in which to hide;
An imagination to fill them with treasures inside.

Let there be birds and soaring planes to watch overhead;
Your favorite song on the radio that makes you bop your head.

I wish you a full belly, and a strong, gentle heart;
And that sticks and stones and words not tear you apart.

I wish you laughs from tickled toes;
And blushing smiles that only innocence can know.

I wish you nights of the most restful sleep;
And days that fulfill your innermost dreams.

But most of all, may you always know,
The memory of my hugs and kisses deep within your soul.

With all my love,

Mommy

P.S. - A huge thanks to Michele Anderson of Pinkletoes Photography http://www.pinkletoes.com/ in Austin, TX for capturing these amazing images that I will always treasure. And to Aline, for her continuous inspiration.