I want.....

for a lot.

I want to grow old with a man who I can call my husband and sign my name Mrs. again and hold hands on a Friday night date, even after our kids are grown.

I want a porch swing to sit on during nights like tonight, when it's June and there is a coolness in the air and the stars seem closer and clearer than they did last night.

I want to have kids that I can truly say are my kids as I was reminded today that no matter how much I cherish and love the kids I spend my days with, they belong to others and are not mine.

I want to go on a long road trip with good music, played loudly, fabulous sunglasses and the opportunity to stop on the side of the road to pick wildflowers.

I want to wonder and understand and believe and hope and when all else is done, trust.

I tell my kids to write down their goals. Read them. Visit them. Believe them. So I am taking my own advice and putting my dreams out there.........and we'll see what is returned back to me.

Or rather what I am able to do to make them come true.

~me