![]() ![]() While I can get annoyed with the constant echo of “did you know?” and “Mom, look at this!” I try to remind myself that for Nick, at ten, there’s still a lot of the world that’s new and unknown, that he has a lot to learn, and that I should be grateful when he shares it, even if it’s not new to me. Sometimes a child’s sense of wonder can refresh my own. ![]() ![]() Driving on auto-pilot, I had gone six blocks past my turn before I realized exactly where I was - which was not exactly where I was supposed to be. The other day I left the house to do my usual after-school circuit, but I started from a different spot than I usually do. Over time our world becomes familiar, and in adulthood many of us find we live within well-worn grooves, no longer really seeing our surroundings. I remember seeing my tiny daughter, only minutes old, lying in her father’s arms drinking in the scenery with eyes wide open, and suddenly realizing what an odd world we’d brought her into. ![]()
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