Dear Sequoia 2

Dear Sequoia,

I had a crazy thought about you today, about us. I dreamed, day dreamed, that you were taking me on a tour of a day in your life. You were in school, I think grad. school, and your were running me down the street up to the door of your school where you couldn't wait to show me what you've been up to.

You have long dark brown hair, not as black as your Mom's but a lot darker than mine. It's funny, I can see your spirit much more clearly than I can see your face. You are so bright. I hope you got the best of me and the best of your Mom. I hope my weaknesses aren't too much of a burden on you as you grow and turn into the extraordinary woman I see in front of me. I could not possibly be more proud of you, more curious about you, more in love with the life that you are carving out for yourself because I can see how much YOU love it.

We haven't seen each other in a while. Your Mom and I live somewhere else from where you're going to school. And I get the sense that she's not in town with us right now...I came to visit you on my own. I get the sense that these are are magical times for us, somehow recharging and healing for both of us.

Be patient as your Mom and I work things out to eventually come together to invite you here. Know that I hold you in my heart, and love you more than I can express.