gratitide

some moments that have been delighting my heart lately.

how he adamantly wants to sleep on the top bunk
the purple flowers on the side of the freeway
how he puts a whole new meaning to the muffin man
the now famous muffin massacre
and how my tears soon turned to laughter
how happiness is turning all of your alarms off
the syrup splattered on the table each and every morning
how he said that he couldn’t have done this last year without God
how she doesn’t keep in touch with politics
me telling him my plans and him saying “what about me?”
hearing Him whisper, “this is art.”
seeing her stuff on the bathroom counter early this morning
the blessedly long drive home where i got to hear about all of the things
needing more roses
delighting while having music on in the kitchen while there is a sleeping daughter in her bedroom
a moment i never thought would happen when they were little and i couldn’t even walk down the hall without creaking the floor and threatening to wake someone up
a big break and being able to be productive while i was away
my most favorite combination of things
realizing there is a big difference when i say i was wrong versus you were right
what seeing the row of mailboxes does for my soul