merry and bright

As the holidays fade into ordinary time, these are a few of the moments I’m savoring:

• watching people’s personalities being imprinted onto gingerbread men
• private moments of affection in the midst of a crowd
• the way a simple piece of clothing can carry the weight of family connection
• music making whether solo or tandem
• the various qualities of light this time of year–multicolored smudges on the wall from Christmas tree lights, candlelit staining the floor, weak winter sun fading across muted brown tree trunks
• the omnipresent tree as backdrop for all family activities
• that one last game before bed
• tossing coins into the train bed for good luck
• Baby-tidian’s comfortableness in the many willing baby-holding arms