Happy Girl

Because she knows me and loves me and knows it would make me smile, my friend Mary texted me this picture as a daily Anneliese when she was taking care of her a few weeks ago.  And I love it. 

Your daily Anneliese: from Mary

This oddly-lit, half-grainy cell phone pic captured her current essence* so perfectly.  The dimple, the smile, the shoulders.  It's just so... Anneliese. 

Martina McBride is pretty much a genius: Everybody knows that the sweetest thing that you'll ever see, in the whole wide world, is a happy girl.

*Did I just talk about my daughter's current essence?  Good grief, what has motherhood done to me?