Kids Have a Way

While driving though the country on a clear and cold winter night, my son was uncharacteristically quiet in the back seat. He was about 4 years old at the time. I quickly looked around to see if he had fallen asleep and noticed that he was staring intently out the window in the direction of a full and bright moon. Basking in the quiet of the moment, I left him to his distraction and drove on. As we passed through a young hardwood forest, he finally broke his silence and asked a question that only a child could ask… “Why is the moon following us, daddy?” It was one of those moments that every parent faces… a moment when you ask yourself “How do I respond to that?”  

Submitted By Derek Tutt