My brilliant friend Lisa told me today that I need a family mission statement. I think I've been working towards that lately. I have a vague idea in my head of what I want my family to look like, but when I look at what I am doing every day, I don't think I'm headed there. I need to do some serious writing, crossing out, praying, revising, and soul searching. Yes, this would have been helpful 18 years ago, but hey, better late than never.
I'm working on gratitude currently. I have found myself cranky and out of sorts lately. From what I can tell, I've managed to only see all the things that are wrong in the world. I need to refocus and start being very thankful for all that is right in the world. My sweet son, asked me to sit in the hot tub with him the other night. He wanted to talk. I love those moments. Last night my big girls wanted me to sit by the fire and chat with them. We talked, and laughed, we debated, we just hung out. That is something I want to hang on to as long as I can. I got to practice reading with Soren. He read a chapter of his book, and then I gave him a back scratch. Nothing momentous, but all really, really awesome.
For dinner, we feasted on the bounty from Grandpa's garden. We had squash soup, roasted beets with feta cheese, roasted chicken and linguine. It made me very happy to cook for my family. Brook loved the beets, she even told me so!
I want my mission statement to include: simple living, food, people, living locally, serving globally, thankfulness, spending time as a family, loving each other, loving our neighbors, creating an inviting, safe place for people to grow.
Life in a small town with a large family. Trying to put God on display.
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