Never Ever Dull
With every conversation, I always seem to end with "Never a dull moment"....our lives are rich, complex, and beautiful stories. Join me in laughing about everyday things and appreciating life-bumpy roads and all.
My kids and I have always been close. Very close. Now especially during holiday breaks, we're closer than ever. Coming in from college, the girls pile all their clothes into a corner of the house and claim their sleeping spots. They have no bedroom to drop all their belongings into. The boys have overtaken the bedroom situation. Moving from Nashville to Raleigh was different. We downsized from a 3500 square foot home to 1100 square feet. and added a puppy to the chaos who is now a whopping 77 pounds. Although that may seem like a drastic change, it really hasn't been. We're the kind of family that ends up on the same couch...all together. Laughing, sharing stories from the day, pondering life, asking questions....just being together. Not perfect. Don't picture all of us sitting calmly like in the final scene from the end of a Hallmark movie. It's more like lively bantering back and forth, stealing blankets and pillows when one is not looking, etc. One night, we were all lying in our spots, when one child (hint: the blonde one) said, "Good night, John Mark." There was a silence in our little abode as we all pondered who she was talking to. Then, i could hear her belly laughing. "Wait, is it John Mark?"....Without even having to raise my voice, I responded, "I think you meant John Boy." See I didn't even have to get up to share that tidbit of info with that very blonde child.
We've realized that we don't miss all the space that we had in Tennessee (except when the puppy decides to wake at 5:30 am and everyone can hear the happy whines as he tries desperately to find anyone to pay attention to him-but everyone fakes being asleep). Nope. We are really content being in our smaller home. All we need is one comfy couch and togetherness.
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AuthorFun-loving mom to 4 kids and 1 big puppy. Fifth grade teacher of amazing little people who have never ending things to share with me. Love to discuss Jesus, diy projects, and life. Trying to keep it simple: Love Jesus, love people. Archives
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