Ash Wednesday.
Stormy night turns into stormy morning. Lily awakens the house with her screaming sometime in the night and drives Allee to our bed. Allee edges Jimmy out of bed at some point and he claims her bed. I awake to a sweet little 6 year old snuggled in my bed.
It is dark in my room when I hear Lily calling for me. I grab a bottle, her, and her night-night and bring her to my room. Allee requests that Lily is in the middle of us. Jimmy is gone to work. It is still stormy and dark.
What I watch next is what I dreamed of . My two little girls gazing at each other in the shadows of the storm. Watching each other with wonder and love in their eyes. Waking up together and smiling and giggling with each other. Â Snuggling up to each other. Loving each other.
