Jack 'n' Diane

You know the one...the little ditty about Jack & Diane, even Kenny sings about it. Well I love the song, but even more I love my little Jacquelyn Diane. I cannot believe how much impact this little girl has on my life. Just thinking about how much joy she has in her life makes me feel alive. Today, for example, she wanted to turn on the music so we could dance. And dance she does--2 years old, but with more rhythm than I. And she sings along, never ceasing to amaze me with all the words she knows by heart. It's the beautiful thing about watching kids grow up, they are more excited each day than they were the one before. Nothing is beyond them, nothing too outrageous or too scary. She blesses my life every moment (even when she tries my patience!) But today when I came, she had to show me her hat, her "Heather hat," a pink baseball hat, just like mine; and my heart just melted.
This is really what it is about. The little moments when you can make a connection and see the love you share with another person (even a two-foot mini grown-up) My little Jacquelyn Diane, in all her love gives me a reason to be all that I can be. Because I know she is watching, and she is depending on me.