Ellie's circle of love

I love Ellie.

She is truly a middle child.

The one that, for the most part, is happy.

Content.

Kind.

Today, I found this in her room.

It wasn't a "normal" paper chain with a clear beginning and ending.

It was her family paper chain.

On each slip of paper was each of our names.

Right there in her second-grade handwriting.

We each had a first name, and we all shared the same last name.

Our shared last name.

Cecil

I love that our family is forever.

I love that she didn't leave anyone out.

John, Laura, A.J., Madison, Easton, Brooke, Ellie, Gabrielle (Gabby's story here and here), Sammy, Annie and Tymber.

All of us together in a link that has no beginning and no end.

Families can be together forever.