Children are incredible. Sometimes, I think that I have that thought simply because I don't have any of my own. Maybe true, maybe not. Regardless - I visited with two of my four nieces yesterday for a bit and I walked into the older of the two doing her version of karaoke. For one of the rare times these days - I smiled. It wasn't just a smile to force the cover up of the thoughts in my head but a real smile. For a moment, the thoughts were gone as I watched her try with her whole little self to make sure she got all the words she knew right. I was so proud of her. When she completed her version, I had to cheer her on and with that she begged mommie for another song to sing. 

I stayed for the remainder of the performance.