When we were very young, Mother greeted us with warm cookies as we arrived home after the first day of school. Sister and I were still brimming with energy, even after a long day of school work and new routine. Fresh cookies were the perfect invitation to sit for a bit and share together pieces of our day apart from one another. I remember the sweet memory of feeling full.
Not just full from Mother’s delicious cookies.
Full of joy. Full of happiness. Full of love.
It has been many years since my own children were little. They too were welcomed home with a plate of warm cookies after those delightful first days. They recall the excitement of our simple tradition and the joy of sharing. They too were filled.
Filled with conversation. Filled with laughter. Filled with love.
There was plenty of time.
Today our youngest began his first day of his last year of high school. The last little one all grown up. The moment is already a memory.
And that time for the simplest joys? Where has it gone?
He’s looking ahead now. He’s preparing to move on. He’s not always in a hurry to come home and share his day.
But today, this last first day, I’ll have this plate of cookies waiting.
An invitation.
Come home.
Let’s sit for a bit.
Let’s share some time.
Let’s be filled.
Peanut Butter 1-1-1 Cookies
Mix 1 egg, 1 cup peanut butter, and 1 cup sugar together. Use a small cookie scoop to drop dough onto a baking pan. Press with a fork. Bake 8-10 minutes at 350. Cool and Enjoy!
Shelly Simoneau Stories 