That look

So, mono Monday (well almost). The little one who knows me as Papa, who stole my heart, today in the midst of playing with the rest of the family, turned and looked at me in a way that melted that heart. It was almost a way of her saying - "Hi Papa you're there aren't you?" I didn't need to do or say anything. I simply returned the look with one that said "Yes, always".  I pray I'll always be there and that I am able to live up to that innocent expectation of simply "being there", for her - the invited guest to the rest of her life. What a gift and what a responsibility.