So, I am sitting here with Bub who is home from school with a stomach virus. He didn't want to miss. He was worried about the work he'd miss and the homework to come. But it's a day on the couch. The weather is changing and Bub and I are just hanging out together. I like having him home. We've talked. Just chatting really while we are playing a game, but he has some cool perspectives on people and life. I  like knowing knowing him. Really knowing him.
We have talked about our world. Cancer. Kiddos we know with physical challenges. School. Treating others respectfully.
We've exchanged recipe ideas. And some fun cookie recipes we want to experiment with. Chocolate mint ...
He taught me to twirl my hair and out it in my eye, because it tickles when you pull it out.
He taught me 7th grade slang, like "tots dets"  (total details) ... Yeah, I will be throwing that one around.
I love having him home.

Football is well underway. Between practice and games, Bub has a full schedule. But he thrives on it ... too hit hard, run fast, give his all.
Plus his homework load has dramatically increased. And that is an understatement! So once practice (or game) is over and we get home, it's time for a shower, dinner and homework. He sits at the kitchen table til way past an appropriate bedtime, completing his work.
It's also a wonderful time to talk with him, help him, support him. It's good ...

"I want to live like there's no tomorrow."  It's a line of a song that has been in my head lately. I do want to live my life in that way. To spend my time wisely. To live in the moment. To give my all in any given situation. Whether it's as a wife, mother, daughter, sister or friend. Even as a photographer, I want to give my all to every client.
All to often I believe that while we are doing one thing, we are thinking of other things. So many responsibilities, so little time. And because out time is so valuable, it's so easy to be selfish. I am guilty. Yet the older I get the more I believe that it should be just the opposite. Perhaps I have always believed that ... but I was just to selfish to change. To become others centered. The Lord says to give of yourself to others. Jesus says if a child is thirsty give him a glass of water. How easy it is to make an excuse of why not. But there is such beauty in giving. To stop and chat with a neighbor, a checker at the grocery store, even if we are in a hurry.  A smile. A kind gesture. Investing in others. You never know how you can effect another person. Or how they may change us. A life of kindness gives it depth, beauty, fulfillment.

Pie  ...  always doing her own thing.

I am a home body. We love being home. There is a comfort. A peace. Grace and mercies. Love. Yet, home is not a structure or a building (although we do enjoy ours) ... home is a feeling.

Peace.