Magic

It has been dawning on me lately, what a special time we are in with Ronan and Austin.

These two amazing souls are growing so quickly.

And to enjoy them fully, right now, feels like the best way to live.

Last week, we were fortunate to have a few days at the beach.  Life became very simple.  After breakfast, we’d run down the sandy path to the ocean, where we’d stay until long after sunset, returning only for lunch and a rest in the middle of the day.  With all responsibilities set aside, we had a lot of time to play.  And in that play I was reminded of the unique character of each child.  Ronan was a focused builder, perfecting his skill with sand.  As we worked on sand structures together, he’d ask me to knock his down, so that he could start anew, saying that the practice of knowing it wouldn’t be a forever thing allowed him to not take his work so seriously and try new techniques.  Wow, that’s quite a new learning for him!

Austin, delighted in a very different kind of play.  She loved taking my food order and disappearing to her own beach restaurant to cook.  My favorite was a meal of spaghetti and meatballs, comprised of a bed of seaweed noodles, three perfectly round sand meatballs, garnished with a special sauce of thin seaweed strands.  When she wasn’t cooking for me, she was singing and choreographing her own elaborate dance routine.  In her own world, creating and dancing.

To get away from “regular” life for a stint, to slow down and just be together.  What a gift of a few days!