Saturday, June 21, 2014

Solstice

The never-ending winter ended.  The school year finished in a blur.  Softball and baseball and life happened.  It's now toward the end of June.  Today is the Summer Solstice.

On this quiet morning while Aidan works on a Lego creation at the breakfast table and while Rob and Delaney are driving toward a softball tournament across the border, the seasons creep into change.  Summer is entering, and so is time for resting a little bit and playing more and enjoying stretches of time together.  We are looking forward to it all.

Aidan's First Communion is tomorrow.  We are fortunate to have family and friends around us to celebrate.  I love these family weekends.  These signs that my kids are growing up might make me sad sometimes in that bittersweet, mothery way, but I am loving the people they are becoming all on their own.