I looked up and the rain began to come down slowly, almost tranquil. I slid open our back door. I took a deep breath and smelled the hot rain. I looked at our back yard with the fort, zip line, and the cemetary of dead ferns. I smiled. The clanging of Anderson’s toy echoed in the background with his babbles. My favorite song of Elton John’s- Mona Lisa’s and Madhatters played as a perfect soundtrack in the moment.

And I thank the Lord
There’s people out there like you
I thank the Lord there’s people out there like you

I thought about friends and just my life in general. William Michael interrupted my thoughts briefly with a song request- “Believer” by Imagine Dragons. I asked Alexa to play it.

I realized in the moment that there was no other place I’d rather be.