Yesterday i believed the world could be wonderful and beautiful and mine to hold.

Today i find the world a little confusing, a little darker, a little stranger.

Tomorrow i hope to change the world to find the pot of gold under the rainbow of hope.


The family i had always dreamed of took a lot of planning, work, and love.  My children were born after many months of protecting those little soles under my heart.  Within days, I knew that having a colicky baby was going to change the path and direction I had planned for my perfect family image.  Fighting, hurt, and anger came to be a daily part of lives as the emotional toll of our new reality became all to real.  The kids have started to grow into their own little person's now and that dream returns from time to time.

Today, i see the world as scary and frightening.  When I was growing up you played outside all day long, until those silly street lights came on.  Now, I'm afriad to let my children outside in our own yard without an adult.  The world is a scary place that doesn't allow for the children to explore, express, and be free.

Tomorrow the sunshine might be for all the world to see.  The future I see for my children includes happiness, brightness, and love.  I hope we can keep those dreams for our children alive.  That dream of finding the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow can be a part of our future if we don't let the darkness of now take over.

I hope the dreams of a happier future can be ours to enjoy together.