a little glitter to start your week...

Little Narragansett Bay

1/20/14

Image by Chocolate Creative Design

Even though the air was so cold that it seemed to take our breaths away on our annual Martin Luther King Jr. holiday walk...

the sea was alive and glittering as the light danced through the spotted clouds above....

We humans are much like the sea...

moving forward..

constantly changing through ebbs & tides..
We are making those craggy rocks smooth to the touch..
slowly but surely eliminating sharp angles..
never dulling the colors..
but rather exposing their beauty that lies within..

We are lucky. 
We now ALL have the ability to have dreams,
share them
AND
make them happen...

As I watched Mr. G bound and leap o'er the fields and head towards the craggy rocks to look out over the sea..
I was reminded of a dream that I have..
A dream that the other mammals that share our earth with us..
may one day share
in respect...
in justice...
and
in freedom...

Who knows..
Dreams are known to come true...

a little glitter to start your week...

Image by Chocolate Creative Design

Yesterday was a gift.

We were granted a 50 degree day right smack dab in the middle of January.

My 3 boys and I headed to Napatree Beach in Rhode Island to take a hike, explore, find treasures and watch the glitter dance on top of the water.

As I watched the Monster and his brother (with a tail) bound ahead on the secluded beach, I was reminded of how truly lucky we are..

Lucky that we get to live by the water..

Lucky that we have each other..

Lucky that the Monster gets to grow up in a world where he knows 

no such difference in race, creed, color or sex.

Lucky that color only adds beauty to this world..

Lucky that girls and Moms can be AND do anything..

It may be 45 years since the passing of Martin Luther King

but

I see change..

I see it in the Monster's eyes..

I see it in the way he is with others..

So I thank you Dr. King...

Just so you know...

You are the glitter that dances on the water

allowing beauty and love to enter our hearts..