Little Girl

Life is really happening.

I mean I'm not the little girl anymore

without any cares in the world

There are

grades

bills

sex

friends

boys

alcohol

fertility

tests

jobs

standardized testing

....and a whole host of other things that make my head heart.

Time and time again I come to this place where my elders tell me my 20's will be the best time of my life and I think they have got to be kidding me!! I'm only 2 years in and it's not all it's cracked up to be. Lol Don't get me wrong the fun stuff is fun and then some :) but the other stuff makes me realize I'm growing up and becoming the adult I so desperately wanted to be when I was that little girl without any cares in the world.

If I could talk to that little girl I would tell her to cherish the walks in Cane Park with her Mom

love every minute doing long division and multiplication tables

life was simple when the only numbers I knew were my ten fingers

not every boy will appreciate her open heart

.....there are a lot of things I would tell a younger me

but more importantly what do I tell the me that is here now?

Well Oprah said it best "Every single day that is offered to us, is offered to us in grace...you have to take it and seize the moment"

So I'm gonna the seize the moment to the best of my ability.