wings of a friend...

it's been a rather

hard week

for many reasons...

 

 

it felt like i'd been

punched

 in the gut

more than once

life is hard

i get that

but add a child with

mental challenges

 to the mix

and it is often

 heartbreaking

not the disability itself

rather the adults

around us that should

know better

but elect to not think

or just not care

by friday i

was emotionally

about done

so i decided

we needed a break

a quiet night at the pool

before that would

happen though

i had to jump through

a few ridiculous

hoops

in the midst of the chaos

we stopped

at the construction site

where a house

 is being built

for sarah

for her grandparents

at first

i had to coax

her out of the car

but once we got

to the back of the lot

all of a sudden

her face illuminated

as she spotted

a beautiful butterfly

she perfectly announced

it was her friend

 kristen

her enthusiasm

at that moment

was contagious

to the builder

and to me

i have no doubt

kristen flew in

to bring comfort

to us all

for the rest of the day

was perfect

 in everyway