I love watching our son grow and discover. He doesn’t have a whole lot of stories about why things are the way they are. They just are. Sure there are questions about why the sky is blue or why Thanksgiving comes before Christmas or why an elk is different from a deer.

But mostly it’s just wonder and awe. Wonder and awe and “True Colors” by Cyndi Lauper on repeat. (His current favorite song and I feel pretty ready to retire it.)

Today on this Autumnal Equinox I’m asking for quiet. I’m asking for grounding. I’m asking for space. I’m asking for trust. I am asking to go home to our beautiful home on a mountaintop after 4+ months.

I’m asking but I’m also trying on his wonder. Damn, it feels hard lately but I’m trying it on nonetheless.

Keep going. But keep pausing too.