Saturday Thoughts

 We love wide open spaces. 

Horse dreaming is happening here. 

Oren had a rough afternoon at school Tuesday. I was so thankful he would be learning from home Wednesday and Thursday. Friday was better at school and his teacher was great about addressing a peer issue.

Merit overthinks - who am I to say he overthinks. He is giving very careful consideration to summer ball plans and college plans. Whisper a prayer for him please. 

Willem so appreciated in person learning - well, at least we know that now. 

Once we return to some sort of normal, I bet we will take less for granted. 

Hazel's learning is on fire. She is a good friend, she has good friends. 

Today is bike riding weather! YAY! I love the sunshine. 

Stop and think of this. 

A man and woman are seated at a table at a restaurant. The woman is wearing fabulous heels. She smiles often. The man looks dapper. They eat, drink, laugh, they are kind to their server. 

The woman has stage 3 cancer.

You see a man and a woman walking into a football stadium together. They are wearing team gear. They have their stadium chairs and they are smiling.  

The man said goodbye to his father last week, he passed away.

You see Facebook pictures of a family. They are flying to Hawaii! The kids are smiling on the photo. They will enjoy a hotel, beaches, and warmth for six days. 

The man is cruel to his wife. He undermines her and controls her. She is planning her escape. 

You see a kid on a playground, he is swinging in a swing, as high as he can go! His mom is sitting at a picnic table nearby. She brought orange slices, Oreos, and a juice box. She smiles and waves at her son. 

Her son suffers from a severe learning disability. School is a struggle. Daily.

We just don't know. 

And some thing that people hide behind is social media posts. We can artificially present what people want to see. 

Our kindness matters, even if it does not seem necessary. The fact is, it is always necessary.