The sweetest joy

Over the last week or two there have been a few sweet moments of joy for me. Most of them involve a moment of love shown to me by one of my kids. The best ones are the unexpected ones. Coming in the front door after a long day of work to hear the most enthusiastic “DADDDYYY!!!!!!” That has to be to best. Or maybe an unsolicited “I love you”, said with the utmost sincerity that only a 2 or 4 year old can pull off. I have a hard time imagining that very many things could be better than a sweet moment of joy between parent and child like these. Makes a guy try to work harder at keeping the rest of the ‘stuff’ in perspective.