It’s the season for graduations! We had one in our family, so our oldest two daughters surprised us and drove home from Michigan for the weekend. There were many pictures taken of all of the pomp and circumstance, but my favorite moments were the small ones that happened in between the celebrations.

Coffee and breakfast on the back porch while the song birds welcome a new day.

Telling stories around a campfire.

Enjoying dinner out together.

Hearing the siblings laugh together from the other room.

Holding my son’s hand when he was nervous during an E.R. visit.

Strolling through the vegetable garden to see what’s popping up.

Admiring the new blooms on our flowers.

Hearing everyone’s version of the same story and laughing at how different they were.

Finding a cicada and remembering h

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