We needed today. A day just for the 4 of us, with no responsibilities or demands on our time. A day waiting to be unwrapped. A day to just enjoy being together, to savor the moments. To breathe deep and count the moments like pearls beautifully strung. So we loaded up bikes and bundled into jackets. The sky was grey and the air nipped at our cheeks but we needed to be outside. Boys need to room to roam. They need to run free and wild. They need forest trails to explore and wide spaces to echo with their ringing calls. And parents need to walk quiet and realize again the joy of their little ones. To not hurry or worry about to-do lists. To hold hands and just smile at each other and the beauty of this shared life without need for words or grand gestures.
The count continues with the beautiful gifts of today:
- heavy grey clouds
- little hands in mittens
- red cheeks and noses
- bright blue eyes
- bicycle helmets
- Jeremiah racing ahead, so proud of how much better he has gotten at riding his bike
- Nathaniel fast and furious on his 2 wheeler with training wheels
- bare tree limbs etched black against steel winter sky
- boys voices ringing from a trail in the woods, they are off on an adventure, "PAPA! YOU HAVE GOT TO COME SEE THIS!"
- his hand holding mine
- a shared smile
- a simple picnic lunch, even in the cold
1 comment:
Sounds like a lovely day. :)
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