| When it comes to things like the paranormal, | | | | around the room ever-so-ungracefully. Again, I |
| ghosts or magic, I'm a bit of a skeptic. Granted, | | | | found magic. This time magic comes in a two |
| when these things come to mind there is always | | | | year and 1 month, blonde hair, and cobalt |
| that little shrieking voice in my head that | | | | blue-eyed package. When she's not screaming, the |
| bellows-what if? When it comes to magic, | | | | sound of her raspy, yet feminine little voice can |
| skepticism tends to overpower the what-ifs. | | | | make me melt. We spun around in circles and she |
| Magic is something that anyone can do with a little | | | | giggled and laughed and I could only think-"this is |
| knowledge, studying and practice-right? It's just | | | | magic", but without magic wands or a magician or |
| sleight of hand. Even the best magicians are | | | | a magician's assistant. |
| simply fooling you. C'mon, do you expect me to | | | | Magic is there for anyone willing to recognize it. |
| believe a man dressed in a cape can cut a | | | | Magic can sneak up on you as long as you're |
| woman in half? I learned something today. There | | | | looking for it with an open heart and mind. |
| is such a thing as magic and it's not sleight of | | | | Whatever you do in life, look for the magic. |
| hand. | | | | Maybe it comes in the form of a crystal clear |
| As I clumsily sidestepped across my hardwood | | | | winter day after the recent rain washed away all |
| floor in my kitchen-slash-dance | | | | the smog that normally inhibits your view of the |
| floor-slash-gathering place, I found magic. Magic | | | | nearby mountains. Maybe it's that rare day when |
| weighs 28 pounds. By the way, magic is also | | | | you can see the island that resides twenty some |
| three years and six months old, has beautiful | | | | miles away from our coastline. Maybe it's when |
| strawberry blonde hair, piercing azure blue eyes, | | | | you arrive home and somehow you find your |
| and is capable of melting a heart in a single twinkly | | | | favorite dinner already prepared and waiting for |
| eyed gaze. During the next song, I quickly | | | | you. Thanks honey! The point is, just look for it. |
| snatched up one of my other little girls and | | | | Don't look for the negative. There's plenty around. |
| whisked her across the dance floor. With both of | | | | Focus on the positive. |
| my left feet I managed to twirl and bounce | | | | |