these are days

                                              

Sunshine,
we sure have been soaking it up lately
in the Ozarks.
We have been outside more than in, and I wouldn't have it
any other way.
Whether I am just gazing at the lake,
or

helping my girl with walkovers in the yard,

watching my hubby clear a spot for a future tree house,
watching Cam play some hoops with a friend at Church,
watching E ride...

or just

taking photos.

These are the days I love.

easy

simple

no fuss

just being...

together.

Grateful

for these days.

 

Happy Wednesday Friends!
Hope you are soaking in the rays where you live too.

Behind the scene

Things look peaceful

 

but...
Behind the scene is chaotic at best...

It's five people's schedules and

one very busy car taking

five people from their comings and goings.

I like the comings {home} part best.

Behind the scene it is at times frustrating.

It is forever forgiving...

Behind the scene there is laughing, arguing,

 hugging, talking, listening.

All the things I thought I would never say,

have been said.

Some of the things I thought they would never do,

have been done.
There are good memories,
bad memories.

There is no instruction guide,

no manual of any sort.

There is, however,

a firm foundation in Christ,

a lot of love,

a lot of forgiveness,

a lot of paitence.
Sometimes not enough.

There are grateful tears, sad tears.

It's school books and homework.

It is days of soccer, wrestling, theatre and guns.

It's 4 wheelers, hiking

and haircuts and fun.

It's Worship from home and chicken pox all over.

Lately it is exhausting, exciting, stressful, and frightning.
Praying with a grateful heart
for more days behind this scene.
 

What is life like for you lately?