The sunlight hit just right. His blonde head glistened from the splashes of sunshine and his smile glistened just the same. His giggles lit up the world and a tear rolled down my cheek. It felt like a movie moment. Captured in slow motion. Soundtrack singing in the background. Every so often, when the world goes away, you really stop to think and that is when happiness, sadness, fear, anxiety and nostalgia all create the perfect storm. A moment of near parenting perfection. A moment worth a happy cry.
Barrett and I hung out on a bench at the outdoor mall today. Though there was a chill to the air, Barrett didn’t mind {and definitely would not be hunkered down by a hoodie} and took the opportunity to direct me sit on a bench and snuggle up next to my sweetie. As he got down to explore the flower bed next to us, we had a moment. Yes. Just one little moment in time. A moment without “whyyyyy” and “no”. A moment without laundry and honey-dos. A moment without naptime stress and duking out over a diaper change.
Some moments in life feel like they have so much more life in them. And many, we miss and let them pass by without reveling in them. On the beautiful sunny day, when not a cloud covers the blue, I can clearly sort out these moments. And they are sweet. By and by…
