home again . . .
by mulberryshoots
I’ve been visiting family who live in Minneapolis and have been away from home for a few days.
It’s been a time to get to know each other better, the little one playing with me on these last days rather than playing by herself in my presence.
Connection is an intangible spark, her eyes lighting up when she sees me after a nap. When I speak to G. on my cellphone, Josie listens intently to his voice and says softly, “hi, wa-wa.” After we hang up, she picks up the paw of her new stuffed puppy dog and waves goodbye at the cell phone, now still. These heart-filled moments float by like the flicker of light from lightning bugs on a soft, warm evening.
Life is indeed long, I think to myself, when we experience moments of sweet innocence and tender gestures of love by so young a spirit. Or maybe her spirit is wiser than her years.
We seem to go through many phases of our lives: starting out in a small place, wanting a bigger one, expanding and taking on more responsibilities and financial burdens. Then wanting to simplify, downsize and be in a smaller place again. The tide ebbs and flows along with our wishes and desires as time goes by. Health and illness also come and go. If we are fortunate, (and luck has a lot to do with how we fare along it seems,) we may live long enough to be in a soft place where children show us fundamentals we have forgotten about, or might never have had ourselves.
We make our own homes, wherever we happen to be. And I am glad to be returning to mine today even though I am leaving this sweet girl. It’s a good time to celebrate that slice of innocent joy when I return to my own place, home again.
mulberryshoots 
Oh how sweet and so wise! I feel as if you have lived my life for me – I so know that what you write is on point with all that matters. Josie is a delight you are lucky to know her xx Eve
thanks, eve. it’s so good to hear from you and i’m glad that you enjoy this post. Josie is so responsive and allowed to be true to herself even at this early age by very wise and loving parents. we are all lucky!
Wonderful! I love this ‘It’s been a time to get to know each other better, the little one playing with me on these last days rather than playing by herself in my presence.’ so true 🙂
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