"I'm here to be me, which is taking a great deal longer than I had hoped."

— Anne Lamott

The three of them come for dinner. We make burgers and eat outside. It has been awhile, and for the first time in a long time, I feel like myself. I can feel the shift of the seasons deep within my bones, along with a bit of calm. I walk the yard with my camera most days, and I pull it out and do my best to capture the love between my son and his son. I slow down, asking myself over and over, how do you want to spend this moment? The answers rise, if I just clear a pathway to listen.