A sleeping house...
...and that first kiss of morning light.
Snoring dogs alongside my feet.
The swirl of water in the dishwasher.
The hum of the window AC.
Cicada finding their morning song.
...these last days of summer.
A new chapter...
She is the foundation of our family.
The glue that keeps it all together.
She's never stopped kicking ass.
Today, after an almost 13 year hiatus, she's back to the corporate world.
While the kids slept, we shared coffee and light conversation.
I held back tears as I saw her off....
...and struggle to do so now as I share this.
These are bittersweet times...
...as we turn the page and move on to a new chapter for our family.
I'm so proud of you Sara.
We are so lucky to have you in our world.
Making our way...
Days of late, a device or three separates us.
Dividing and conquering.
Ticking and tying.
Filling in the holes.
Balancing each other as we keep the ship afloat.
Tired bodies, leaning into one another.
...as we carve our path thru unfamiliar seas.
Making our way...
...to the adventures ahead.
Grateful for my partner in crime.
So very grateful you are by my side.
Thru thick and thin...
Thru thick and thin…
Lockstep with my every move.
Snoring heavily at my feet as I write this.
Always there.
Watching over me.
Ready for whatever, whenever I’m ready.
Reminding me with his worried eyes of the shelf life in all of this.
Makeshift dinners...
Tis the season...
...of makeshift dinners around the butcher block
...and dogs picking up the inevitable scraps
...with football alongside on the iPad
...and a daily practice for one kid or another
....try-outs for the oldest
...and my wife and I tagging in and out, two ships passing in the night
...school on the horizon.
All things in motion.
Swirling.
Twirling.
This way and that.
...but like riding a bike,
....a familiar dance
...that warms the heart
...and fills me with purpose.
Tis the season of many good things to come.
