Spring Break

Spring break is a moment of rest in our crazy life.  For the next week our text books will sit quietly upon their shelf.  My voice is not repeating, “Do your math.  Do your math.  Are you done with your math?”  Instead I smile at my children’s laughter as they fly out the door on their way to find adventure.

Their summertime friends are again available.  Those great friends who are too busy during the school year to play, find themselves newly schedule-free.  My children find themselves in a summer preview.  The unplanned hours stretch before us all.

What will I do with my surplus of spare moments?  The imaginings are almost as entertaining to me as the doings. All too swiftly this breathing spell will come to an abrupt end and real life will intrude upon us.  For now, let us find the grace to enjoy this split second of abandon.