She has a special smile for moments like these. My wife is usually too hard on herself. She’s serious, determined, and driven. But right then, a ray of happiness came out of her like a sunbeam.
I was reminded of the expressions of joy I often see on the faces of my children. It’s a combination of innocence, delight, beauty, and love. Perhaps it’s too infrequent that we pause to tread water in time and simply have a look at the scenery.
On this day in 2010…
“Look at this!” my wife said, waving her phone at me. “It’s a picture from when we were young and we were both models.”
She showed me the photo. It was from our baby shower. She was wearing a sunny dress, yellow and orange. She was pregnant and happy.
The photo showed me standing beside her in a sleeveless t-shirt holding a beer. I couldn’t help but think that I looked foolish.
A lot of thoughts run through your mind when you look at an old photo. The word “sultry” wandered by as I looked at my wife. She always captivates me, but there are moments when I have to stop and look again. I got the sense that her penetrating eyes were privy to a vision of this distant future.
Other words that came to mind were “powerful” and “brave.”