Hearth and Home

How easy it is to slip back into an old routine ...

Helping KC with her homework, boiling water on the same old stove. Watching the way her small hands clutch the pencil tight within her grasp as she thinks, and then thinks some more before writing her answer down in looping letters. Standing in the kitchen, aware and yet separate from her task as meal preparation gets under way. Taking this small time to myself, to unwind, to relax for a moment without commotion.

Slipping back into the night like a pair of comfortable pajamas.