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Well, I'm happy to report this week was relatively uneventful. Now don't get me wrong, uneventful rarely is equated to unoccupied, but these days - uneventful is a treat.

No realtors to meet with, no totes to send over the ocean, no seminars to give to MOPS . . . just me, Triple B, and the opportunity to enjoy friends. While thinking about what to blog this week, I realized there just wasn't much of note - and how nice that was. I feel like I'm relatively well adjusted to the insane pace of our lives these days, but man, it was nice to have nothing "major" we had to accomplish this week.

I realized how much I need the time and space to make my life about other people. I have realized that I am the most richly filled when I am able to give of myself and time to others - its in this giving that I am the most truly content. I kinda think God made it to work that way. And yes, supposedly our lives are about other people - but if we evaluate our day to day schedules . . . for the most part, my schedule is about . . . well, me. My job, my plans for the day, my dinner, you know how it goes.


I thought you might appreciate a photo of me in case its been a while since we've seen one another. And yes, I did use Apple photobooth - and no, I don't think that ever gets old.


Ok, I promise I'm done. I just get a kick out of those every time. The freakishly tall blonde is Mom. Hi Mom.

During this week of slight non-busyness, I had the opportunity to cook dinner for and spend an evening laughing with friends, go see a friend and her new baby, have other friends over for coffee and dessert, and go on a walk every day with my husband and hear all about how his bracket is doing. It's these type of things that I need (ok, maybe not the bracket monologues. my love and devotion to my dear one can only last one collegiate sports season).

I so earnestly believe that in all of our doing and going, we miss the simplicity of being. Being present . . . being available . . . being still. The sunshine this week has made it that much easier to just stop and revel in beauty of the day, and has reminded me how such pauses need to be habitual rather than simply seasonal.

So, that's it. That's me this week. Nothing earth shattering or remarkable, and for right now - that's enough.