Wandering Along the Path: Right Speech

I have a busy weekend with friends.  I need it.  I love the grandkids, but I need adult time as well.  It's kind of gloomy today, so laughing with friends will brighten up my world.  Yesterday, though, our three year old grandson cheered us up at lunch, as he was eating his mac-n-cheese.  He asked about our red maples, and why the leaves were falling off, and then he wished he had a red tree at home, and then after I described how new leaves would pop on the trees in the spring he announced spring was beautiful, and there would be lots of flowers and everything would be beautiful.  His interest in trees has always been intense, and his pleasure from growing plants is a joy to us.  So maybe this weekend won't be as bright as yesterday.  But it will be different.