Christmas fun in Downtown

A little walking, laughing, dancing, street drawing, and Christmas lights to light our way. Downtown is so beautiful this time of year.  

Gravity

I looked out my kitchen window today and I saw beautiful golden leaves fluttering off the trees as the fall wind swept them away. Between locking myself out of my home, coming home to a flooded kitchen, loosing my debit card, forgetting to set the garbage out for the past two weeks, and just missing the Mr., I decided I needed to stop and enjoy the kiddos for a bit. They are my gravity.  Every time I think I am about to be whisked away by the demands of life I look into their little faces and they center me.  Adult life is so much more different that I ever imagined it to be.  It has many seasons. And in my short span in this season of my life I realized that all seasons come and go quickly.  And, at the end of each, I always look back and seem to only remember the good.  So, why not do that in the present?  I put away my list of to do's, placed all my little annoyances of the week in a imaginary box, and we went outside to dance with the leaves. 

Happy Fall everyone! 

Tug a War

I think the weather is making me a little stir crazy.  It has been perfect! The fall sun lights up the sky with the most beautiful colors, and the air just feels like it's in a tug a war between summer and fall. Kinda like me.  I love summer but part of me can't help but melt into the feeling of fall.  With the kids in school it is harder to just pick up and go like we did in the summer.  So, when I can't just pick up the kids and go, I run.  Feet hitting the pavement as the sun illuminated the sky with its last rays was just what I needed.  I went back home after and grabbed my camera hoping I could capture what I felt while I was on my run. My hubby thinks I am weird because I don't run with an IPOD.  I find it too distracting. I like to get lost in this!  I think it creates it's own soundtrack.  

Have I Done any Good?

I just wanted to record this moment so I wouldn't forget.  I have the tendency to forget things when not all is fine and dandy.  And writing it down for me just lets it seep in.

Yesterday was David's first clinical rotation in Cardiothoracic surgery.  Needless to say he was a lot nervous. Before he started his rotation, we had a very busy and wonderful weekend.  My little peanut got baptized.  And we had wonderful friends and family join us.  We also went up as a family to Green Bluff to show Sara and Kevin this great big barn that is up there.  And to get some fresh pumpkin donuts of course.  

When we went up, we took the kids to Harvest House. Uncle Kevin and Aunt Sara treated them to going on some rides up there.  When we finished, David realized that he and Kevin never put on their wrist bands, so we had two left over.  When he was walking down he saw a family looking at the ticket booth and they walked away.  He felt impressed that he should give them his two free tickets.  He didn't know why but he did.  The family had walked away and he followed them. He said he felt a little like a stalker.  But he finally got to them.  He offered them his tickets and they kindly said no.  No big deal right?  That's what we thought.  Then last night David got home and he says guess what?!!! I have a crazy story for you! I love a good story, especially a crazy one.  He then said that when he got to his rotation he met the Surgeon he was going to be working with.  He said they just starred at each other for a moment, because he knew he had seen him somewhere else. Then a few minutes later they realized they had met at Green Bluff.  The Surgeon was THE GUY David offered his free tickets too.  CRAZY!!  The Surgeon now thinks David is this really nice guy.  ( He is most of the time. )   Kidding David is amazing.  He really does have a heart of gold.   

It just made me realize how doing Good always comes around. We shouldn't do it for that reason but yesterday it reminded me we should always be anxiously engaged in doing good.  Kevin and Sara are always doing good, and had they not bought those extra tickets David wouldn't have had the opportunity to offer those tickets. If we all did good it would just keep going and going.  

It made me think of this song we sing in church called " Have I done any Good." 

Have I done any good in the world today?

Have I helped anyone in need?

Have I cheered up the sad and made someone feel glad?

If not I have failed indeed.

Has anyones burden been lighter today

Because I was willing to share?

Have the sick and the weary been helped on their way? 

When they have needed my help was I there?

Then wake up and do something more

Than dream of your mansion above

Doing good is a pleasure, a joy beyond measure,

A blessing of duty and love.

Yup that's it.  I thought it deserved more than a short FB update.  Because it motivated me to ask myself if I "Have Done any Good?" 

And it Begins

We spent most of the day yesterday organizing for today.  The first day of school.  Rooms were rearranged, cleared out closets and drawers of clothes that were too tiny, organized back packs, and kids picked out what clothes they wanted to wear on their first day of school.  The kids giggled far past their bed time because they were so excited to start school.  I can't wait to hear all about it.  Happy first day of school mis chiquitos!