Slowing Down....

It's been a busy several days in a row over here. All good things - friends visiting, family staying for the weekend, extra work shifts picked up, ministries growing, and relationships being deepened.

All good things.

But, when the house starts to fall down around my ears, and when when fuses get a little short, and when tears flow a little more readily, and when sharp words get spoken a little more frequently....

I know that it's time to reassess...and most often, that means it's time to slow down a little. I went to bed last night knowing that today would be one of those kinds of days. No huge agenda, no ginormous check-off list, and a pretty chill day of schooling.

Daddy made us a cozy, big breakfast to start the day off right. And then when Ransom went to nap, we did the tiniest bit of Math and Handwriting. And then we did what we love best.

We curled up together on the couch in the front of the cozy fire.

And we read.

And we read and we read.
And we colored, and we crafted.

And we had grilled cheese and tomato soup for lunch.
It was quiet. It was cozy. And it was needed.

And once again, the world is back in order...