Thursday, June 7, 2012

Learning to Ride a Bike

The other day I was walking into see my niece's dance recital at a local school.  As I walked in, I saw a mother teaching her young son how to ride a bike.  I walked by them, and I watched from a distance as the mother gave the boy encouragement.  She jogged next to him as he peddled down the path.  I could hear her joy from more than 100 feet away.  I could even feel it.  The little boy peddled on his own and the mother was with him the whole way.  It was an amazing thing to experience, even though I was an outsider.  I immediately smiled to no one other than myself.

It's the little things that keep me smiling.