Sprngtime and Family... Unpredictably Predictable

This love I have for my children and grandchildren overwhelms me over and over again. I am humbled and beyond blessed to have weekends where getting together all at the same time really does come to pass. I know there are families all over the world who don't have that privilege because of distance or relationships or schedules, so I do not take this fun-filled-kick-your-feet-up-and-stay-awhile weekend for granted. Everyone... Poppie and this Gibbie, mommies, daddies, kids and babies were all tired by late Sunday afternoon, but it is a good tired, and a tired that is worth every second of energy and whatever work went into making it all happen. I still get a lump in my throat watching each family drive away as we all wave until they are out of sight. My sweetheart and I walk back into the house with a sigh as we look at the emptiness; the leftovers, the toys here and there, and all those familiar happy faces in frames, quietly sitting on tables and shelves. ... He heads outside to watch his pigeons, analyzing which ones will be the best fly-ers; I follow to survey the flowers blooming and to fill up the bubbling fountain where "Butch", the hummingbird will surely come again to take his early morning bath. As I lean against the pretty trellis fence and watch yet one more sunset I think, "Some things are simply predictable... hummingbirds, sunsets, and the love of family" and I am covered in peace.