I am from summer long skinned knees, and Band-aids peeling off and bicycles pedaling faster and faster.
I am from a long, winding road, a Grandview in every way.
I am from the Wild Mountain Blackberry, the hunt, the clothes catching, skin scratching thorns, the better patch is just over the next hill, the filled to the brim buckets, the more precious than gold pie.
I am from Ogres and the secret to safety: biting fingernails, humming, whistling, all at the same time, from Christy and Dan and Amy and Lisa.
I am from weak arms after side splitting rounds of laughter and furniture mover extraordinaire, as long as I haven't been laughing.
I am from Let's Go To The Movies and You Are My Sunshine.
I am from Jesus Loves Me and This I Know and faith just because it is faith.
I am from the one place that has never changed, from Grandpa coming in for tea, and Grandma in the kitchen baking, from a cookie jar never empty of chocolate chip cookies and tales of lutefisk and pickled herring.
I am from yearly sister trips to Seaside, the feel of cold sand under our bare feet, blankets and jackets for wrapping up in, and the way watching our kids play on the beach makes us glad.
I am from a place of love and pride, of senior pictures lining hallways, of fridge doors held together by Masterpieces, of the knowledge that my family is behind me, beside me, united with me, all the way, all the time.
This post is inspired by prompt #1 at Mama's Losin' It!
