Undated Journal Entry #4

“Haven had a birthday party at a friend’s house. I dropped her off and had three hours that I needed to fill while in town. I spent too much money (of course), but after I came down from my mindless shopping, I decided to visit the botanical gardens and read. The landscape is breathtaking, and the entire place is pure magic. I chose not to bring my phone with me, not even to take pictures. I wanted to be in the moment, and I wanted to connect.

I’ve been to the gardens many times, before Haven was even born, but today the beauty struck me in a different way. It was as if I was seeing the gardens for the first time. The trees were taller; the flowers were brighter; the smells were stronger; and the water was moving more rapidly with a loud crash on each rock as it ran down the hill into the koi pond.

I finally saw what I had never noticed before.”

-RHH