Posted in Community, Parents and children, Reflections on the everyday, tagged grocery shopping with children, Philip Phillips on May 11, 2025| Leave a Comment »
Mid-day at the big box grocery store.
Not too crowded, all ages.
A young dad pushing an empty cart faces his fidgeting toddler son in the cart seat. Maybe not completely comfortable with the list or the task ahead.
A familiar song begins on the overhead speakers. Dad smiles and stands up straighter, he’s got this.
He croons the tune to his delighted son, “Just know you’re not alone, ‘cause I’m gonna make this place your home…”
Beautiful.
Posted in Eternal moments, Parents and children, Reflections on the everyday, tagged consciousness, time on May 3, 2023| Leave a Comment »
On Saturday morning while running errands, I detoured through the local small town community park. Neatly maintained pickle ball courts and baseball fields, a well-appointed playground. Gazebos for picnicking, and a small amphitheater for outdoor concerts. Early enough that the baseball crowd had not yet arrived.
A van pulled in. What appeared to be a mom and her perhaps seven-year-old son exited the vehicle and headed to the playground.
Mom looked straight ahead, her posture tired, a chronic condition of parenthood. Walking a few feet away, the boy scampered excitedly, looking expectantly at mom.
A moment in time. The poignancy of older and younger. One whose path has led them here, and one whose path is being formed in this moment.
Two sides of life, both ordinary and extraordinary, in an instant.
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