Friday, January 4th, 2013...3:37 pm
Five Wishes For Five
Yesterday, Nora, you turned five. A whole hand of fingers. A half decade of years.
This morning you marveled at yourself, said you felt taller, told your dad and I multiple times that you were a whole year older than you were just a day before. “I’m five!” you kept repeating.
This year will be a big one. You will go to kindergarten in the fall. You’ll leave the daycare you’ve known since you were just six month old. You’ll learn so much. You’ll meet new people. Five is a big year.
Each year on your birthday, I think of all that has changed – how much can happen in one quick year. And a lot has changed this year; you’ve changed a lot this year. Instead of writing about what’s behind us, though, I want to think about what’s ahead.
Here are my five wishes for you on your fifth birthday:
1. Laugh.
May you always laugh at your own jokes, revel in your own silliness. That self-consciousness that sometimes creeps up on you when people laugh? Push it away. We’re laughing with you. You’re hilarious.
2. Sparkle.
In one of our favorite books
3. Fly.
In some ways you are just like me. We like “the usual,” you and I. This year, as you embark on new adventures, take your fairy wings withyou and remember to fly. Remember that sometimes the usual is good, but the new, the unexpected? It’s better. (And I’ll try to remember that too.)
4. Conquer.
From your very first cries, your very first days when you showed me quickly that you had opinions about the way things should be, you’ve been strong. That fear of the dark, of things real and imaginary, I know you can conquer that too. As you grow and learn, remember all your own strength; use your own inner light to push away the darkness.
5. Joy.
Yesterday you placed a heart inside a puppy – building your very own stuffed animal. “I had to make a wish,” you told me later. And even though I know wishes are supposed to be secrets, I asked you what you wished for. “I wished for everyone to be happy,” you said. I couldn’t have said it better myself, Nora. I wish, most of all, for your happiness too.
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6 Comments
January 4th, 2013 at 4:36 pm
Oh man now I’m crying in my soup.
Happy birthday Nora! You are one of the greatest!
January 5th, 2013 at 9:27 am
What beautiful wishes for your little girl!
Mine turned 5 this year too… Such a big age — love the wish for sparkle…
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January 5th, 2013 at 9:27 am
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What a wonderful post! My oldest turned 10 this year, so I can totally relate! Time goes too quickly, and we want so much for our kids. I love your wishes for her. So special and sweet, and one day she’ll read this and know, not just wonder about, how much you love her!
January 5th, 2013 at 9:43 am
I love this! She is lucky to have you. When she reads this when she’s older she will appreciate you even more! My youngest just had a birthday on Christmas. I think I’ll do this for her as well. Wish I had it ready for her actual birthday! Thanks for the inspiration!
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January 5th, 2013 at 10:19 am
These wishes are beautiful. I wish the same things for my children. Happy Birthday to Nora!
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January 5th, 2013 at 11:33 am
This is totally beautiful and perfect. I completely cried when I read it. LOVE this. Stopping by from SITS Sharefest on Twitter.
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