my early morning

At 6:30 am I thought I heard one of the kids get up. I turned over, repositioned my pillow and tried to go back to sleep. I couldn’t. So – I got up and peaked around the corner into the living room. There was my oldest wrapped in a blanket watching TV. I said, “Hey bud, you’re up really early, why don’t you try to go back to sleep?” Then with my eyes barely able to focus I turned to get back in my bed. I grabbed my ear plugs (I hate to hear birds chirping in the morning) and laid back down. I was surprised as I lay there how awake I suddenly was. I had no desire to go back to sleep. Next I get up and ask my son, “Hey, do you want to go on a walk with me?” He gave an quick and enthusiastic – yes.

We walked for over and hour. We had some small talk, shook tree branches and let the rain water resting on the leaves sprinkle us, we laughed, we talked about directions – north south east and west. We had discussions about the water cycle, seasons and his favorite things to do when he’s hanging out with his friends. We had a disagreement and then laughed at how we’re both stubborn and sometimes butt heads.

At one point he stopped me and thanked me for inviting him to go on a walk. I just wrapped my arms around him and thanked God that a kid that special desires to spend time with me.