red sky

This morning, as Holden had just woken, we sat on the couch in our living room to watch Sunny Bunnies on the iPad. I skimmed music articles on my phone, feeling groggy. I opened up our shutter, as I could see the roaring sky bleed through the cracks and it made me feel life was entering in to pick us up.

A few minutes later, Darcy walked in and I said to her, “Look at that sky, so purple and pink.”

A moment passed and the color turned to blue and much brighter. “Now the sky is blue,” I said for both kids to hear.

Donning a goofy grin, Holden added, “Later, it'll be red.”

This excited him. I knew he was talking about the sunset that evening and he felt clever he’d thought of something far in the future.