Sunday ends and brings about Monday…..Tuesday…midweek……and the week spirals out of control into another weekend! My chores as mom, wife….one task to the next…my heart always searching for more….more what!?! The safety of the walls of our home embrace me—–and at the same time sometimes close in on me. I need more. More what!?!
Maybe a digital detox, a vacation away from home, a night soaking in the tub, a conversation with my mother, lunch with a girlfriend……..always searching!?!
Stress.
Christmas stress—buying gifts, paying bills, making plans to travel, luncheons, dinners……..continuous daily chores…..and then today!?!
An extra hour in bed. Fresh squeezed orange juice in bed served to me by my daughter who is five.
Then…
My husband lacing up his work boots for work. Work, work, work…..some seek it to provide for their families. My husband breathes it. Endless work…the word itself sometimes sounds like a curse!?! With loads of work and projects to tackle for his clients, my heart sinks. I’m grateful but left wanting a day off. A day off with him….with our family………
“I don’t have to work all day! Do you want to go to…….”
My first word was NO. I didn’t want to leave the house to go anywhere that would cost us money. That would only mean more work…..But my heart spoke up instead….
“We could….”
And following my heart was perfect today! My husband owns his own business and the workload is endless. We are most grateful to serve his clients. As he serves, I must too…But today, today was our day to load up in the truck and play. I dressed up, grabbed my garb, a few magazines, my phone, and he opened the door to the truck. Evidence of all his projects (plus mud) welcomed me but I kept my mouth shut and stepped in—heated seats, a passenger rather than the driver, conversation, my little family……..the stress melted….the love tank began to fill up.
We enjoyed our time together with so many different degrees of laughter. Smiles. Laugh out loud….a silent laugh with a smile…….
Just laughter…….
It was such a gift, a blessing to be reminded that it’s okay to walk outside of the house together—leaving dishes in the sink, clothes piled high, papers covering my desk and more……..
There’s no time for thinking, doing what I always do….maintaining order. When there’s slivers of time in our day, in our week, in our month for family time, I’m IN—fully present! And the living, the laughing, the loving……..
An investment! I’m not willing to ever miss out on!
How about you!?! Do you want more!?! More family time…….more laughter!?!
Photo Credit: Family Laughing Bing
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