Sun, Moon,Stars and Faith: The Laughter of a Child

After a rather long , stressful and upsetting day , I returned home this evening to find my niece running around my busy house . Hearing "Auntieee Aoifeee" and having a child run at you is a truly uplifting thing. Immediately I felt so much better then I did before I walked through that door.

Presently my house is a bit of a building site, we have been renovating our bathroom all this week . I say we, I really had no part to play in this process at all- I stand back , watch and make sure I don't get in anyone's way ( I am good at this job though :) ) . This process is finally coming to an end thankfully , but with new bits and bobs being installed comes many box's .....can you see where this is going ? Yes, I have spend my evening playing in a cardboard box with my niece... and I haven't had that much fun for a while .

I changed out of my black dress into a tracksuit and a cardigan and I was ready to play . Lilly , my fantabulious niece decided that her aunty Aoife was going to be shipped off to China for a while. I have this evening traveled to China a few times, sometimes with Lilly on board, sometimes she was the one on the outside laughing at me and closing up the box. Whatever it was, it was hilarious, i was tickled,she was tickled , we giggled and giggled and giggled a little more. ( My sister took great pride writing this on the box >>
"please do not return" )

The laughter of a child is so amazingly healing. Today was difficult , but with the help of my almost 3 year old niece it was a little bit brighter by the end of the day - Thank you Lilly bean , I love you.

On another note, Today in Esther day. Now I assume many of you do not know what this is ...so let me explain , because I feel the more people know the more we can make this world a better place. Esther Grace Earl was born on August 3rd, 1994. John and Hank Green honor her on her birthday, dubbed "Esther Day." On Wednesday, August 25th, 2010, Nerdfighteria lost Esther to metastasized papillary thyroid cancer.Let's all celebrate Esther Grace Earl: a shining star who never forgot to be awesome. Today would have been Esther's 18th Birthday - she was the same age as me , which is very scary. On her Birthday each year we try to honor her memory by telling people you love , that you love them , be it friends , family someone you have been meaning to say it to for a long time but never had the courage....now is the time. It was Esther's wish that people spread love and tell people how much they cared so everyone knew that they were important. In my opinion it should be Esther day everyday- Always tell people how you feel please. " This Star Wont Go Out "

Never forget to be awesome.