The sun is streaming in through the kitchen windows. The sound of little feet pattering across the floor overshadows the music coming out of my ipod; a mix of new music I’m liking -Mumford and Sons and The Nashville Soundtrack, blending with old favorites – Dave Matthews, The Killers.
Bailey wags his tail and begs for a piece of chicken, from the soup that simmers on the stove.
I toss him a piece of chicken and Jackson walks in clutching his Mickey Mouse stuffed animal and asking for some chickie.
I hear John working in the basement, wiring speakers and organizing boxes on a Saturday afternoon.
And I think this house is becoming a home, bit by bit it is becoming ours.
These are my people, my family, and this is our home.
It seems to hit me all at once. The sincere simplicity of the moment. Chicken soup on the stove and the patter of feet. The slow rhythms of a life I never imagined.
And sometimes I forget how lucky we are. Lucky to have each other, to have this house to fill with love and laughter, to make it a home.
Some days I forget. I get wrapped up in nap times and bedtimes and meal times. I get rolled up in paying bills and cleaning bathrooms. Some days I forget to enjoy it, to savor it, to see this life for all that it is.
Sometimes I forget that it doesn’t have to be as hard as I make it. Sometimes I forget the simplicity. Sometimes I just need to stop and look around.
I have to do this too sometimes. Take my head out of all the million things I "should" be doing and just take a deep breath and realize how blessed I truly am. I get it. 🙂 Lovely post, my friend.
Thank you. It's really hard to take yourself out of the should be doings and enjoy. I have to remind myself regularly.
When you have little ones and are constantly in work/management mode it's sometimes hard to just look around and enjoy it all. Good for you for realizing it. And a big pot of soup on the stove definitely makes a house a home 🙂
I never really thought about it but it really is work/management mode and I definitely need a break from it once in awhile.
It's so easy to forget, to get wrapped up in the details and not see the bigger picture for how beautiful it is. So very well said.
Thank you, it's all about seeing the bigger picture.
Great pictures. I like the little lights in the background. It's been miserable here and looks like it will remain that way for sometime. I wish winter was over.
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How funny the dog. Take my head out of all the million things I "should" be doing and just take a deep breath and realize how blessed