Play

In less than a month we get to play with little kids that are family…Rylee, Kaylie, Blazer, Dash, Connor, Ethan, Caleb, Sam, Lucy…and maybe more (Grace? Lydia?)! We just love being surrounded by nieces, nephews, cousins kids and dear friends kids! It is another source of therapy for us. Playing is one of our favorite pastimes. After all, I do have a Master's degree in play, we did meet at a camp where we played day after day. Just last week we went to the new playground in Williston, someone put up big bucks to make this Williston-themed park...and though we were kidless when we went, we still played. In less than a month we'll play in the water, dirt, sand, at the beach, in the mountains, in the ocean , at camp and maybe even in a river. Play is one of the things we do best. Throw in some kids and it's even better. It's a joy we much anticipate. We can even begin to imagine playing with the unborn nieces and nephews....and today, in this moment, we imagine that someday, maybe, just maybe, please God, let us have our own kids to add to the mix. It's sadness mixed with laughter completed with a dash of hope. It's hard, yet fulfilling, it's painful yet joy filled, it's heart-wrenching and tear filled yet grace filled…free-flowing, over the top, grace…pouring into us.