09/52 - Cloistered Away

All journeys have secret destinations of which the traveler is unaware. – Martin Buber

I’ve learned so much about my children through our travel time in the car. Sometimes it happens through our car conversations or games of 20 Questions, but every trip, whether 5000 miles across the country or a ten minute errand, reveals something new about the way they experience the world, adventure, and transition. This week I caught a few of those secrets.

liam // always has his feet up and his nose in a book.

burke // prefers to snuggle up with a blanket and stare out the window.

blythe // often busies herself with an activity books or by drawing in her journal.

olive // usually sleeps. As Blythe said this weekend, “everytime we get in the car Olive falls asleep.” So true.