The sun shone bright in her blue eyes, reflecting a world waiting for her touch, her auburn hair poised for action as she traipsed across the narrow blue- green stream, flowing towards a destiny she has yet to unfold. Juli was petite but she held the world on her shoulders, her small frame fitted perfectly in the worn- out grey, splotched with the colors of the beautiful life she was steadily painting, dungarees matched with a plain white tee and softly threaded sneakers complete with a back- pack in hand, ready to face the ever- changing world, hoping, fearing, learning, living, loving and trying.
