i hope to be the aunt that teaches you things
like the difference between toads and frogs,

that children's music doesnt have to be limited to
"the wiggles" and that funk, and the blues, and acoustic
jams can be just as much fun,

that folks with tattoos and black nail polish are no less important
than the ones dressed in suits living on the gold coast,

and that there are a million pathways to god, and whatever
feels right to you is okay with me.

i hope to provide a place for you to come to when you
feel lonely or afraid or just totally weirded out ~
a place where you never have to pretend about
how you are feeling ~
a place where you know you will never ever receive a
cutting or disapproving look~
a place where you can safely rebel,
and explore all the magical dreams swirling inside your head.

i will be the aunt that will protect you at all costs, will invoke the irish feist
if ever needed, and will stand beside you as you learn to use your own voice and strength.

i will be the one that will be able to tell you about your momma,
and how she traveled the world, and how she cares for the smallest living things, and how music and nature is where her spirit is most free, and how she was the best and most protective big sister i could have ever asked for.

i feel such a strong connection with you already,
and i cannot wait to hear the sound of your voice
and see the curl of your finger,
and look into your baby eyes....

you have chosen a beautiful mom and dad to have as parents ~
and you have uncles and aunts and cousins and grandparents
that are out of their minds with excitement ~
we may be a little wild, a little sassy, a little complex, but we have
truck loads of love just waiting to spill around you....

see you soon little one,
love,
aunt jen.