Maia's 5th Birthday

It's getting late after a long, full day of celebration, and I want to do a longer post in the next day or two.  For now, though, just this:  as each year passes and Maia grows more into her personality, her loves, her passions, her fears, and her anxieties, I feel more and more humbled to know her.  I imagine that every parent feels this, but that doesn't minimize the depth of how I feel it.

Maia is a person of wonders and depths and quirks, and to have had the honor of watching the story of her life weave together, strand by strand, is a special thing indeed.

I love you, my wonderful daughter, Maia.

From Maia's Birthday