second chances

{thank you for giving me second chances}

for mother's day, my husband encouraged our oldest kiddo to write me some encouragements.

so he cut some strips of paper.

he wrote some "inkrigmints"

and then left them in my wallet to find later.

he left 4 notes.

they are little treasures i carry with me nearly 2 months later.

but the one about second chances stood out.

partly because his spelling is such a work-in-progress

but mostly because it feels raw and genuine 
{and took me by complete surprise}

this note highlights a part of our relationship that feels so tacit and subtle and yet, so significant.

i can't help but wonder what exactly he was thinking about when he wrote it.

but i smile hearing that he feels like he has space to totally mess things up in my presence and

he will still get a "do-over" and  

i will still love him.

always