truth, absolute

so, i saw this photo on flickr today.
something so simple.
something so powerful.

sharpies abound in this home, so i wrote a message for the girls, and for wade, and for me (and my sisters, one across the country and one across the sea)...really, for all of us.



before we picked up eme from preschool, cate and i stopped in at sonic. when our "have a beautiful day"-dude brought the daily route 44 diet coke to the car, he noticed my hand. i showed it to him; he just smiled and nodded his head "yes" for what seemed like a minute. i think we were both grinning like fools by the time he finally said, "have a beautiful day. i know i will because of you. i'll be sure someone special gets this message." and that, people, is one of the reasons that i go to this particular sonic. well, that and the route 44 diet cokes.

the lovely grace is passing this reminder on, too.

thank you, grace and sonic dude. you both made my heart unexpectedly extra happy today.

and i can't leave here without giving you eme's two observations on this sentiment. this is what she told cate and me on the way to pick up lily from school:
-i love you so much i could explode like a balloon but without the spit.
-i love you bigger than any number, like google plus infinity.

all it takes is a sharpie.
or a blog post.
or a beautiful voice.
a silly, but serious, voice can do it, too.
(edited 10.16.10 to add that an out-of-the-blue email and a phone call that you never, ever, ever knew that you would have, well...these things can do it, too.)

we *all* need to know that love is there for us, without measure.

xxx


p.s. yes, cate is eating on the floor. isn't that where you would eat if you were a puppy?