someone who commented about my blog once told me my life and home felt effortless.
when i read this i have to admit i agreed.
i feel guilty about it sometimes. but then most of the time i feel appreciative.
lately my life does feel effortless. it feels so good. simple. calm.
don’t get me wrong sometimes there are bumps.
but those bumps soon get smoothed out.
and somehow everything always works out.
growing up, in times of struggle my mom would always say “we’ll work it out.”
and we always did.
there was something so comforting in those words.
and they still live in me today.
last night as we were sitting on the back porch watching the girls out playing in the neighborhood, chris said to me what he usually says to me at least once a week “we have the best life.”
i of course agreed.
there is nothing spectacular or fancy about it. but it’s ours.
and it feels just right.
i think it’s partly b/c you have created your life in a purposeful way. you want what you have and that’s such a lovely place to be. my mother would always say ‘we’ll work it out’, too. love those words.
life is what we make it – you do it well.
How did you get there? I feel as though we are headed down that path. But sometimes, mostly mornings after I’ve been up a ton with our little boy, I feel a bit frazzled. It is hard to see life clearly.
kate, i remember those days of being up all night with my girls. i was dog tired and i am not sure i would have written what i have above back then. life was still good back then but it has definitely gotten easier.
oh man, I love this so much. Makes me feel sappy and teary! Well done you guys. And I think what Beth says above is true. When you set out for what you want in a purposeful, deliberate way, you can make most anything happen. And when your happiness comes from within, and there is meaning in the real and simple things of life, well gosh… life is pretty amazing, isn’t it! 🙂
amy, when did you finally look around & feel that ease/effortlessness? i feel a little sad because we definitely don’t have that at the moment. soon, right? 🙂