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Slow Isn’t So Bad

Growing up I’ve always been the cram-it-all-in, never-say-no kind of gal. I get the most done when I’m too busy to slack off, so that’s how I keep myself moving. Then God gave me a much more leisurely husband who doesn’t love to jam-pack a calendar, meanders instead of races around, and relishes days with nothing in them. I’ve discovered a whole new approach to life, one that is much easier on everyone around me and to be honest, easier on me too. I’m learning to appreciate a slower pace.

Sometimes the slower pace is forced on me, like the last two weeks. All but one of us have been sick, including the youngest who ran a fever for 8 days straight. During all the temperature-taking, nose-blowing, and medicine-dosing, I was so thankful to be a stay-at-home/work-at-home mom (#241) and not having to worry about babysitters and rearranging my work schedule around all the germs (#242).

We just hunkered down with soup and movies, and waited it out. The kids and I spent hours cuddled on the couch (#243), Kleenex and telephone and TV remote all within reach.

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I’m pretty sure these beauties from my hubby had healing powers. (#244)

I have really enjoyed reading next to our bay window with the flowers beaming their smiles at me. (#245) I’m reading through the Bible in 90 days, and sometimes you just need to rest your eyes from all the sacrificial laws and genealogies.

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For Mother’s Day, my husband got me “one last book” (but no more since my to-read piles are ridiculously high). I can’t wait to dive into “Feminine Threads: Women in the Tapestry of Christian History.” (#246)

Feminine Threads book

Slowing down makes finding those little gifts sprinkled through each day much easier. When I’m racing from one thing to the next, life becomes a blur, and I miss so much.

Some new throw pillows on the couch (#247) and picture frames for the kids’ recent portraits (#248) always brighten a drizzly gray spring day.

We are rejoicing with my sister’s good job news (#249) and eagerly anticipating a real vacation with the family this summer (#250).

The kids each  made very sweet cards for Mother’s Day (#251), in which my cooking was a constant theme. I’m thankful that they like to eat (#252) and that they like to eat what I make (#253).

We’re all better, and no-one needed a special trip to the doctor (#254), unless you count the little incident with the penny last week, but that had nothing to do with being sick and everything to do with being a little boy (more to come on that story).

What special blessings do you notice if you slow down and take a moment to look around?

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