Campfire Tip #2: Be on the lookout for wonder!

When my oldest son was a toddler, I watched him make his way toward our back yard fence toward a knothole. I watched to see what he would do. Funny thing, he just stood there. He stood there for the longest time in the silence of mid-morning. I wondered what my son was seeing. I wondered about the other side of the fence. So I tiptoed into the house, grabbed my film camera and made my way to the other side of the fence.

This is the face of wonderment.

Here at the dawn of 2026, light a candle! Madeline L’Engle gave me this idea. She once said: “There is nothing that makes me happier than sitting around the dinner table and talking until the candles are burned down.” Me too!

So I’m following her lead. Today, on the second day of the year, I’m going to light a candle and let it burn down while I read a book. There is something so WONDER-full about candles and time. “Candle Clocks” are a once-upon-a-time thing. Let’s bring back the candle timer and tie it to the tradition of reading books.

So here’s to wonderment. Light a candle. Find a knothole. Have a look see.

 

~Kimberly