To the man in the Moon

Dear Man in the Moon,
Without a doubt you've got the best view in the house. Even when we can't see you, you can always see us, spinning and turning in perfection. Your light guides us on summery nights and chilled winter evenings. You sit punctually observing the world at it's worst and at it's best. Surrounded by whispers of glittery dust you are never alone. History entails the depths within your view and shooting stars contain the deepest of hopes and placed among you are the dreams of our globe. Reflecting from the sun you partner to work simultaneously sharing the illumination of nations. You have heard stories never to be told and have witnessed the mysteries that may never be solved. Your presents provides safety and comfort because no matter where we may be, it is you we can always see. The sky changes in ways miraculous to the eye. Colors that would seem only to be real in a story book where the stars play "peek-a-boo". But it's all very real, not just a glimpse but true reality. I have heard it said, "When in doubt, look up." For many reasons faith reaches out its hand through the faintness of your face and we return home to the thought of your light. I wish I may I wish I might have the wish I wish tonight.
always love,
Niki

Spark of Creation

Creation: The world and all things in it. To be born with imagination that allows your entire existence to ponder the unimaginable. To regard everything as it is but to make the decision if it is as it should be. I have only been here for a short while compared to forever, which is an awfully long time but every tick of the clock has taught me the precise things that I need to know. Patience, a mountain I have learned to climb slowly, gradually inching my way to the top. Instead of being in such a hurry, gratitude is found when life is taken a little more slowly, patiently. The truth is presented in the moments you are present in and as always the truth will set you free. Without worry and without cares you see people for who they are. You notice the stories their eyes have been trying to tell and for the first time in awhile you want more than ever to be apart of that never ending story. Home is where the heart is, nevertheless, people make a home. Wherever I go and wherever I end up if ending up is really where I will ever be, those around me will make my house a home and it will be made with each and every story, every journey, every beginning and every ending until it is finished. Too many pages to even grasp, this world will read the greatest tale that has ever been written. I look forward to seeing each of you dream wide awake, and grasp the things that are no longer impossible. Always love along the way....
Xoxo
Niki Lee

Cast and Crew. May 4, 2011

Happy. Contented from the inside out with anxious joy that lingers from your finger tips to your toes. I have spent the last two months and a little bit more with the most creatively beautiful people I have ever met. Talented yes, but each and every one of their hearts is full of much more than that. Our cheeks have been painted the perfect shade of pink and our lips have been defined with a hint of fuchsia. Bow ties are perfectly fitted around the necks of dreamy leading men and their hands are there to twirl us right and then left at the precise moment. Costumes are ready, dress up has been played. The lights are burning and although the house is still empty, the air still contains it's spark. Music plays from the space below it's 5,6,7,8 lets go. Places have been called and will be called again as the lights go dim and your heart begins to race. Soon there will be applause, loud and thunderous to say the least and every moment placed on the stage will never be forgotten. In this place and in this time, nerves set in and release butterflies into your soul. Warm faces touched by a whisper of the spotlight calm you down and you quickly realize you are sharing the stage and this entire experience with people you absolutely adore and love. Thank you all for being exactly as you are, old and new were a family that I know I will never live without. For your handprints have touched my heart forever and there it will stay.

Always,

Niki

still.

Just a little side note.....

To be quiet and patient only to listen. To see whats around you from every angle. You notice the cracks in the pavement, the new leaves on the tree's and sun kissed cheeks on the faces of those walking by. You see possibility with summer so near, but not yet close enough to taste. The air is warm, the sun is bright and the heat lays upon your skin. The streets are full of people of every kind. The breeze brings people about to wonder the newly lit earth by it's sunshine thats been far away all winter.  Bicyclist ride by on your way to school and the neighborhood cat prances along side you. Familiar faces make your heart smile from within  and you are greeted by the presence of memories that made your heart feel that exact same way. The sky stays blue for much longer until it fades into majestic shades of pink and purple. The window is propped open as you lay your head to sleep and the sound of night takes you away into the land of the dreams. Life is beautiful. In more ways than I can see and in more ways than I have even experienced. Dreams are coming true all around me and wishes have been answered. People will be leaving in a few short months to conquer the unknown with everything they've got. Themselves. If anything gets left behind it will not be whats within. Oh the places you will go....far away or close by you will always carry the love within your soul and the joy and proudness of simply being you. Whatever it is you wish to be I believe that you can do it. Go to the places that seem too pretty to even be real and remember that home is where your heart began its journey and that it will always be there to fill in the blanks if you need it to. Every once in awhile in the midst of life....just be still. Look around. Quietly regard the day for what it is and how lucky we are to be apart of it. 

xxoo

Niki

little wonders.

The past is forever put away, the present is unwrapping itself as we speak, and the future is yet to be known. What we know now we have learned from our past, and the choices that face us presently will affect our future. Regardless of time and place, now or later each of these moments are tied together with simple little wonders. People above all place their handprints on our hearts without even knowing it. A smile passed from one another while two strangers walk past each other on a rainy day. Timeless sweethearts holding wrinkled hands and a warm welcome home even though you have only been gone for a few days. When your mom holds you tight and kisses your cheek and your dad tells you he loves you and that your doing a good job. When you first learned how to drive at fifteen, being taught by your seventeen year old brother hitting all the potholes along the way even though he told to "look out" for them. Endless hope seen in the eyes of a child and a tiny finger wrapping around yours makes you realize you are looking directly at a God given miracle. Stars blink above letting you know they are still there and the breeze whirls about fallen leaves allowing spring to bounce into it's presence. Happiness is lit from within your soul because finally the things that pondered your mind are starting to make sense. Answers are unspoken not fully figured out, but it is taken care of by He who knows all and is greater than all. You noticed warmth in the faces that once seemed cold, and yet again you are brought back to life how you knew it: filled with love. Unforgettable love by the one's who taught you how to tie your shoes and unbeatable love by the One who you gave you life. "Hope is faith holding out its hand in the dark" and the dark doesn't seem so scary anymore and the monsters underneath your bed have been recognized to be your old slippers you lost years ago. A childlike sense brings you back to the simplicity of this life and how it should be lived. Once upon time you yourself were a child with endless hope set in your eyes and when your small hand was cradled by your hero you made miracles a reality for someone else. 2 Timothy 2:1 Be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus...what a wonder that would be. To my own little wonders, for it is you that I am who I am and it is You that I will always make it through. As for the miracles...Thank you Jesus. With a touch of imagination and a poof of pixie dust I love you to infinity and beyond. 

always and forever,

Niki

To walk in your shoes.

At any given moment life can change. Faster than your heart can beat, instances appear turning small moments into vast journeys you weren't prepared to even start. You find yourself on an open road with no where to go. You tell yourself that if the world stops turning, than so do I. The only problem is, the world will keep turning even when it doesn't feel like it, and that journey you have been going on would like you to continue along it. Time will feel too fast and too slow and sometimes it will exist to be frozen. A timeless journey lost in the midst of what you wished for, but with the reality of it not happening. It may all feel unreal, and unforgettably unfair, but each and every step you take you are progressing. Progressing towards something you cannot yet see or touch or feel. Remember that every footprint you leave behind may help someone else find their way. A little farther ahead you may see a set of footprints that lead you down a path you have never seen before but the comfort of knowing someone else has been there will keep you going. You may cross over broken bridges only to step into a footprint that fits yours perfectly. Where ever you have been, odds are someone else has been there before. And where ever you are now, odds are someone else is standing next to you, identically sharing each step you take. Unknown of their presence, you continue to walk leaving life experiences behind that you have learned from to now move forward. Leave little pieces of faith along the way and wet the earth with your tears, something will grow in it's place. It has been said, "To live would be an awfully big adventure." So go ahead, let your journey be an adventure. You never where it might take you or who you will meet along way. If you trip, you may fall. But sometimes things fall right into place, and yes in some moments....that means you. 

Always,

Niki 

One of those days.

I don't know what's in the air this month but february has captured my thoughts. I usually write when something is on my heart so here we go again. First off, it's rainy and it has been rainy for quite sometime or so it feels like it. The clouds aren't perfected shapes in the sky and the sun is tucked behind gloomy days.  The moon is out tonight glowing with beauty which is nice to see. It's neat to think that we all sleep under the same sky no matter where we might be or where we might go. Apart from the despiteful weather it's always a blessing to wake up to a new day regardless of whether the earth decided to be happy or not. But who is to say the earth isn't cheerful...? When it rains, it doesn't always pour but either way take it as you would like. As far as my little piece of earth that I walk around on each day, I have found that every marking and every place is a memory. Memories that are clearly to be remembered or else they would have been forgotten. It's not always easy or comfortable to stumble upon a place that once tickled your heart or made tears dwell in your eyes, but for whatever reason you felt those feelings. Now what to do with them? Learn. To learn that every encounter is a chance to grow. Some of the best experiences are the ones that hurt the most but what an unforgettable encounter to have been touched so deeply. The best days of your life often don't appear that way until the day is already over but luckily enough you have the memory to remind you of it. The hardest decision and choice to make is to figure out how to deal with the times of "what was" or how it could of been. In any situation you are living in the "right now" and what has happened is gone. So what is to come next...? I couldn't tell you but I pray that it is more than lovely.  I hope that the things you wish to forget can be sparked by a moment of something that made you smile. No matter where you are, the sky is both yours and mine and that will always be true. The clouds will part and form images from your imagination and they will tumble back together again to fill the earth with pure moisture. Rain or shine today is yours. Sometimes you grasp it and other you times you just try to get by...and you will get by because even though you don't see it someone is gently pushing you along, especially when you need it most. You don't always have to be so brave or so strong. Today may have caught you off guard but you made it through right...? There is always time to smile and when things are funny you laugh even when you don't want to. For today, I can say I made it through. To tomorrow, I must wait and see what you have in store. To all of you, I pray that your happiness may be found each and everyday and that you never feel alone. Dr. Seuss once said, "Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer than You." 


Dear God,
Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change 
The courage to change the things I can
And the wisdom to know the difference.


Amen. night night