Special Mama Time

 Jacob was my special buddy today.

After school, visited Power House Beach. Jacob played intently,and largely silently,in the sand hills piled high again winter surf.

After burying him twice I invited him to rip his toes in the ocean with me. He held my hand and said, as if thinking out loud, "This is the happiest I've ever been, I think!"

My heart burned with pleasure to hear that. Cubby is my quiet child, so often steamrolled by his two, vociferous brothers. He needed the freedom to exist in a space filled only with his play and the white noise of waves and wind.