hey,

i’ve got nothing to do today but smile.

paul simon

i am beginning to learn

that it is the sweet, simple things of life

which are the real ones after all.

laura ingalls wilder

memory:

a child walking along a seashore.

you never can tell what small pebble it will pick up

and store away among its treasured things.

pierce harris

some people talk to animals.

not many listen, though.

that’s the problem.

a.a. milne

She lost her short battle with leukemia last Monday morning,

two days before she would have turned ten.

. . .

I think God celebrated Addie’s birthday on Wednesday

with a pink sunrise over the plains.

While her fourth grade friends celebrated it

with an early morning balloon launch in her front yard.

And if you have a few moments, I encourage you to read this newspaper

article that celebrates her beautiful life:

The Short, Busy Life of Addison Hestermann

Your heart will be fuller, and your day sweeter, for the time you spend

getting to know Addie.

. . .

for some moments in life,

there are no words.

david seltzer

She is a fighter.

Please remember her in your prayers.

And remembering the last time I photographed this sweet girl,

when she was three.

The sweetest thing ever.

………….

i believe in being strong when everything seems to be going wrong.

i believe that tomorrow is another day

and i believe in miracles.

audrey hepburn

in the spring,

at the end of the day,

you should smell like dirt.

margaret atwood

i’d rather have

roses on my table

than diamonds on my neck.

emma goldman

you’re pouting.

pouting is not allowed.

it’s too cute.

carrie jones

the daisy’s for simplicity

and unaffected air.

robert burns