Running Races

He stood there holding Julia in one hand and a cold beer in the other.

We watched the kids running in the back yard, running races, and he said: "THIS is life."

I'm grateful for those moments I look at the kids, freeze their faces in my mind, I soak them in and try to absorb them, relish them.

I try to focus in on their presence. They each long to be listened to intently and watched undistractedly. 

I watch them as they get lost in their elements...

I love what they love. 

Yes, this is life, learning to focus on the OTHER, loving the other....so privileged to love them.