Beauty

It is another challenge from, The Gypsy Mama. Here it goes....

The prompt is Beauty:

My mother came up for  a few days to hang out for the last day of summer and the first day of school. She's a get-it-done kinda lady and it's always a blessing to have her here because I enjoy her company, she motivates me to do a "project" that I might otherwise feel reluctant to take on myself and the kids love their "meemaw". We painted my kitchen island, steam cleaned my carpets, ate out, took the kids to swim lessons. I love watching her be with my kids. I love hanging out and talking with her. We both cried when we dropped off my youngest for his first day of kindergarten. She is a blessing to me.

Her love for us is beyond beautiful. Her service to us, her kids even as adults, demonstrates the beauty of her heart. She is beautiful. I love her. I am thankful she is my mom. I feel some of my better qualities come from what she taught/demonstrated to me. I am excited to spend some time with her in Philadelphia this fall. I feel blessed to have her in my life. She helps make our life beautiful.

A Whole Home

Trying something new today. Writing for 5 straight minutes. No correcting. No editing. Just pure, undefiled, raw writing. Honest words poured on a blank screen for 5 minutes flat. It is a challenge from, The Gypsy Mama. And I am always up for a challenge. It should be fun. It might be difficult. But, here it goes....

The prompt is whole:

I've posted before about struggling with contentment. I've struggled with living up here in the sticks and wanting to be closer to to family, work...civilization. However, I'm feeling like my version of what I think will make me happy and whole are very different from what God knows I need.

I love our families and appreciate their help...the distance from our home to help has posed as an issue that has made it difficult. My husband's work is slow and therefore where the "work is" is often a commuter's distance away. Last night he did not come home til 9:30pm...he left the house at 4:30am. He's tired and I rationalize that his sleep and overall health would be better if we were closer. I'm so thoughtful that way.

But, what it comes down to is this: we live here..the housing market sucks and the idea of moving stresses my husband out. We have a home that we can afford, we have our children who are healthy and active, we have a church with people we love in it, we have jobs (albeit...54-130miles away, but we still have them), we have our health, we have each other. The Lord is meeting all our needs...I have no reason to complain. I am blessed. Even when I don't recognize it, our life is whole.