As the sun that finally broke through the rainy afternoon
set on the fairground, it bathed their flying hair in its light. Their laughter seemed to fall in rhythm with
the band on the stage. Around and around in circles the two of them went, bursting
into more laughter each time one of them fell to the ground in dizziness.
Their little brother perched on my lap, clapped his little chubby hands together
each time the two of them fell to the ground.
The joy
in the simplicity of the three of them on that summer evening, planted itself
in my momma’s heart. These are the moments I want to stay in a little longer. There’s
no stress, there’s no worry, there’s no wondering of what’s next to overcome,
or over analyzing of what’s already passed. It’s just pure joy in the simple
things of enjoying a summer evening listening to live music as they dance away
to a rhythm all of their own. It’s moments like these where I again fall in love with my life.
The
days we walk out that door to embark on some daily journey or the evenings we
close that basement door to venture downstairs, the battles and the worries of
the day or the past week are left behind that door. The joy in living that the
day in and day out grind of life tries to steal is reignited for these moments. Each time I leave
it at that door and I let your little hand beckon me to come play in the yard,
come watch a movie, go with you to wherever the next family adventure awaits I
yearn for the moment to just stay a little longer. Though the moments are
fleeting and the passage of time threatens to snatch them away, each time they
remind me why I love this life, and each time I lock them away in my heart to
get me to the next time I can leave it all at the door and follow you back to
the moments I just wish to stay in a little longer.
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