I have a shabby treasure that I value more than most of the things I own. It is this homemade little green stepladder made by my daddy out of an old screen door.

I keep it in my carport and use it for everything. It holds my coffee in the morning. I sit on it sideways to cut weeds. I stand on it to guide vines on trellises or fix lights.
It is like my daddy; strong, sturdy and very useful. Dependable in any situation. Something that can be counted on over and over again.

Notice the hefty support system underneath.

I need my daddy right now. I am wearing his flannel shirt with some pins on the collar that I tease my sister with. I pretend they are valuable and I stole them from daddy’s dresser. We play games like that. We always have.

I need strong, sturdy and dependable right now. I need more than this old ladder, a flannel shirt and some fake pins.

I also know I have all that all ready…when I really think about it.

I am all those things. This is another gift from my daddy and mom.

I just keep this ladder around to remind me.

FLOWER/ Daddy’s Little Badass