Heartbeat

Heartbeat: Originally Posted Summer 2005

After an exhuasting three weeks, I took a day off to just rest. I have been running and today was the day to just spend time with my boy.

As my daughter went to school we just laid there watching some cartoons together. Laughing. He got up and walked over to me. Simply climbing, he made his way up on to my laying body and laid smack dab on top of me. As I laid there, we were motionless, except for an occasional giggle from a wise crack of Jimmy Newtron.

With his head nessled into his fathers chest, his child size ear was buried against my pounding chest. Less than a minute passed and then he spoke.

"Dad, I hier yoy hart poundin, its loud."

I paused, as if I could control my beats...

He continued.

"Dad, it's tawkin to me."

"What's it saying?" I asked

"Your harwts, said that it wuvs me"



*****

At that point, time froze. Hear was a child in the arms of the father. Two people, one heart. One life. One love. One.

At that moment, I was overwhelmed. As the father, I would have done anything for him. His subtle and yet simple words froze me. Amazing how we are wired. When the child speaks, daddy listens.

By this I am encouraged. Not only as a dad, but as a child.

Do me a favor. Find Dad. His heart is screaming I wuv you.

Frozen in a moment with a child
Jharp