Some days blogging seems impossible. Do any of you feel the same? I have so much to share but so little time to do it in. Who would have thought that 4 children, their friends, our friends and church could fill a life to the brim and overflow it. Time and money seem to be the hardest things in life for me to budget. We get going every morning and by night I am wondering how to slow things down so that we enjoy each other and life more.
Perhaps it is due to only having one vehicle, so I am driving 2 hours a day some days, just so that I can have use of a car. This makes me think living in the center of a town or city would be smarter for us.
Then other days, I think my life wouldn't be so busy if I lived in the country. I would have reasons why I couldn't be as involved in some activities and therefore I would cut out a lot of the superfluous things in life, live off the land and spend more time doing chores with our kids and talking more one on one with them.
Then there are those days where I realize it is all in choices we make.
We really don't have to go to the store because we can make do until evening, we don't have to be as involved in some activities that we think are necessary and we can spend more one on one time by saying, 'no' occasionally to our children when they have just one more thing they want to do or one more friend they want to visit.
So all in all, my choice as of late is to slow things down, learn to say no occasionally and only include things that are healthy for all concerned in this little home of ours.
I am sure you all have had weeks like these last few weeks of ours' and I am pretty sure you will all agree being unplugged and loving life can be very healthy from time to time.
Our two oldest children only have a year or two before they head off for college and with a three year old and a middle school child in our home too, there is a deep need for my time, attention and training to be focused on them right now so that they will head off into this world with their hearts in a good place as they grow into lovely, productive members of society.
If there are days and weeks where I don't take the time to write or post something you will know those are the days I am stealing time with our children and readying them for life on their own.
Wishing you all a good week ahead!
I am curious what you are all up to.
Love,
~dee
xoxo
6 comments:
Hugs....I know. So know the feeling.
You're right about choices....because living out in the country requires driving sometimes 5 hours a day. BUT...choices can be made to curb that for sure!
Bittersweet about our kids isn't it? Where did the ladybug birthday parties go....
Hope you have a wonderful Full week(s) ahead.
Love it when you post- but totally get it when it's quiet.
We all need that:)
ahhhh
Nice to see you Dee
so get what you are saying and love love love your commitment to pour into your kids
that is the best reason why not to post!
think of you often ♥
Love and Light
I feel like you are speaking directly to my hear today. I have been having many of these same feelings lately, but I agree with you that it's all about the choices we make. Thanks so much for sharing today!
Good for you! I would love to be able to slow down a bit. Lately it has been work, eat, and more work with just a little sleep added in there. Your little garden looks so lovely!
I say good for you too!!!!
I enjoy when you post and seeing what you are up to but it sure takes up a lot of time. Life goes by way too fast.
Love you and hope to see you this year!
Have a great weekend.
I think you are right on.....and am so glad that you see the big picture! I have struggled with these very same things , and there are times where life here gets very out of balance, but bringing back the balance and taking time to really live life is so much more rewarding than having a blog post up.....
...hope all is well with you friend!
xoxo
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