I had a perfect evening yesterday. After work, I spent some quality time with my son–we read books and played “airplane” and “horsey.” Then, I spent some quality time with my wife–we sat on the couch, talked and held each other. Then, I spent some quality time with my current manuscript-in-progress.

Each evening I try to commit time and energy to all three of these, but usually I end up having to sacrifice time with one for the other two. But last night it all came together well. If only I could have more evenings like that.