My little nephew Cashel (soon to be 6) was in town today. So we met up at the Museum of Natural History this morning at 10 am.<\/p>\n
I haven’t seen him since August. It has been a bit … wrenching. I must say.<\/p>\n
I sat, in the grey morning, reading, waiting for them to show.<\/p>\n
Looked up. Saw Cashel and Maria (his mother) coming down the sidewalk. Cashel was already in a squirmy state of excitement – and when he saw me – he broke into a run. An excited run.<\/p>\n
I jumped up and ran at him too.<\/p>\n
To see him – his huge smile – as he ran at me – laughing hysterically – happily –<\/p>\n
I have tears in my eyes. I love him so much.<\/p>\n
I feel like the 3 of us must have walked 10 miles today – through the various exhibits in the museum. We looked at everything, we ate, we watched a movie about vertebrates.<\/p>\n
Long conversations about whales, and dinosaurs, and meteorites, and the rain forests. Walking around and around and around, looking at everything, hanging out with my nephew.<\/p>\n
It was beautiful.<\/p>\n
But not as beautiful at the sight of him breaking into a run when he saw me.<\/p>\n
Thank you, God.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
My little nephew Cashel (soon to be 6) was in town today. So we met up at the Museum of Natural History this morning at 10 am. I haven’t seen him since August. It has been a bit … wrenching. … Continue reading