The Little Things
I’m lying beside my husband, and his feet are resting on my leg. It’s not dramatic. It’s not romantic in the way movies make romance look. There’s no music swelling in the background or perfect lighting or carefully chosen words. It’s just… this. The quiet weight of another human being you’ve built a life with. The casual comfort of closeness that doesn’t need explanation. The unspoken “I’m here” communicated through touch instead of language. These are the moments I want to bring my awareness to. Because the big moments—the milestones, the celebrations, the photographs we frame—those already demand our attention. They announce themselves loudly. They insist on being remembered. But this? This is easy to miss. It’s easy to scroll past, to think about tomorrow, to replay yesterday, to let your mind drift into everything else that feels urgent. It’s easy to forget that one day, this exact moment won’t exist anymore. And that’s the truth that quietly humbles me. The little things are what...