Believing: Day 12

In the allurement of play.
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No matter how tired I am or how discouraged I feel, I cannot step into their worlds without finding a comfortable respite in play.

Perhaps it’s because I can escape from how hard life is, from how exhausted I am, from how much pain I continue to walk through.
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Or perhaps it’s because I love them so much that my heart grows larger every moment I am with them.
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Or perhaps it’s just because playing together is a balm for the soul, an opportunity to see the world through their eyes.
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It truly is magical.

Believing: Day 11

In Valor.

“Yesterday, December 7, 1941 – a date which will live in infamy – The United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan…As Commander-in-Chief of the Army and Navy, I have directed that all measures be taken for our defense…With confidence in our armed forces – with the unbounded determination of our people – we will gain the inevitable triumph – so help us God.”
President F.D. Roosevelt – 8th December 1941

To those who offered their lives for my freedom, thank you.