Day 12: Joy while walking

The first round of showers had come through, but there was still that muggy humidity in the air and from the sky, radar on TV and hyper energy in my puppy, you knew another round of storms were on their way.  My kids were busy in their own little worlds and didn't want to joy me, so out the puppy and I ventured.  Wet covered pavement, but a silence in the air you don't get inside with two kids the first week of summer vacation.  Looking down and to my side, a smiling and soon panting puppy so excited to be out and about.  As we walked on, I realized how I missed taking these evening walks the past week or two.  With being around home more during the day, I had been slacking on our evening walks, the puppy and I that is.  But I think I needed the fresh air just as much as she did tonight.  A few moments of perspective, of peace, of exercise and a time to reflect and find joy in the moment.