Three Years

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Three years ago today, Terry and I made this world a better place by bringing our younger daughter Laurel into the world. This child, this constantly amazing, challenging, entertaining, demanding, commanding, snuggling, exhausting, enthralling, surprisingly eloquent child, has brought a tremendous amount of joy, laughter and sweetness (plus more than a couple of headaches, I’ll admit) into our lives. I couldn’t be more proud of her or more excited about seeing what she’s going to be capable of as she gets older, what kind of person she’ll be.

Happy birthday, little girl. You are my heart made manifest in the world.