Joseph’s Answer
“Are you having a good day?”
Joseph and I were spending the day together. He’s our son, 27 years old and lives in a group home two states away. We hadn’t seen each other in over 7 months, but we text and call each other about 10-20 times a day on average, but who’s counting, right?
Given both of our schedules, we had literally this one day together.
We began with a long list of people he wanted me to meet and errands I wanted us to get done. We were accomplishing several things on both of our lists when we noticed it was a gorgeous summer day with a perfect breeze. A hike suddenly seemed like a good alternative to a list.
He suggested the zoo.
It was a crowded day at the zoo. Standing in a line there I was suddenly worried that we were not doing things he’d planned. I turned to him and blurted out a question: “Are you having a good day?”
Instantly he answered.
Immediately I was a mess.
He has so much to teach me, this son who lives in a group home.
“Are you having a good day?” I asked.
“Always,” he answered. “Always.”
How about you? Are you having a good day?
joescheets 
I am now! Love this – and love you, Joe!
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Me, too, Nina; glad to know you’re reading these…comment anytime, and thanks!
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I have a friend who answers that question with “Why not?”
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That’s a good question to answer with…yeah, why not? Thanks for this; glad to know you’re in on this, Patti!
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He still has that beautiful smile (it just lights up the room) and it sounds like he has a beautiful spirit to go with the smile:)
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Erin, thank you for these 2 things; great seeing this.
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Joe, What I see is God talking to a man of God. To often we try to define so many things that are just that . Joseph is Joseph and often times he can show you the Glory of God in the simplest things and yet the things long remembered.
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Yup.
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Oh, that’s lovely, reithien!
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