My kids and I were gathered in the dining room taking our lunch. Hale was chatting with Chantry, while I was feeling laid-back watching them. Suddenly, Hale proudly told me that she was feeling loved. So I asked her to clarify what she meant.

“By whom do you feel loved?”, I asked.

“I feel loved by you, Chantry, the angels and Jesus!”

It was as if she were on cloud 9 as she expressed these words. She wore a warm smile as if this day were the best.

I began to look away with calmness on my face, reflecting about what my 8-year-old daughter just said—-and thanking God for this day.