Today has been a great balance of work and rest. We got some jobs done around the house, a few done at my moms house, some things delivered to different houses around town, some party mix made, some kids bathed, aaaaand a few other things, I think. It was a good, albeit tiring, day 😅
As the daytime peters out and I’m half tucked into bed as I type this, I am truly full of joy.
As Solly would say, “And can I tell you why?”
After our day seemed to be on its way to wrapping up so nicely, we were hit with a bit of a discouragement that brought some chaos and disorder to our peace. It was manageable, of course, but changed the plan and added a level of struggle. And we’re not exactly at level one on the struggle bus, so little added struggles sometimes feel monumental.
When the dust settled, I found my three kids who were still up – Dekker, Laela, and Rowan – playing cards in the living room.
Trust me when I tell you that I know this doesn’t seem like much. Except that this NEVER happens. My kids LIVE to read, which is cool, but also sometimes it totally sucks because they neverrrrrr talk! So, no joke, lately I’ve vetoed daytime reading. No more of it. Unless its for school, they don’t read in their free time. The only time today that I said they could read was before bed, because that is absolutely always the case. Before bed is wind down time, so reading is perfect!
And today, they opted to play cards. Only Laela really cares to play cards. The others are less interested. But they were all sprawled out on the living room floor, laughing like hyenas, playing cards. Kings Corner. I don’t know how to play, but Dekker taught them.
I know its small. I know this. But it filled my heart with gratefulness, and I want to remember that 💜