We took a little trip to see the Nebraska part of our family, taking two granddaughters along.
An evening hour in the pasture after a busy day was relaxing. The children were pulling up masses of these flowers and wearing them in thick ropes on heads and waists. It was almost surreal. Sweet clover and Mexican hat and cone flowers and birds foot trefoil.
Two days with our daughter Jenny brings back memories of our busy family growing up years. Add a registered herd of milk goats and all that goes with it and it's well over my head. But she's managing with grace and a lot of happy work.
We talked about memories some. She's had people ask her how she does it all, so she wonders how to even think about that. Truthfully, nobody "does it all" everyday. Looking back I would say that getting it all done was too important to me as a mom. Cultivating thankfulness in every season of life has to be the best way. Even on the messy days, when nothing is getting done.
I don't know how to properly describe the feeling of abundance that I have this time of year. Fresh, home made goat cheese, huge bouquets of roses, boxes of South Carolina peaches, the first new strawberries, little children filling up the VBS evenings, suppers on the patio, and rows of baby plants in the garden.
Not sure where I'm headed with this post. Trying to comment on and savor June is ridiculously impossible. Personally I believe June is what I spend the rest of the year waiting for to happen. And now it's here and I'm determined to actually really live, truly present... not let any of it get away on me before I've tasted it. I don't want to miss any of it by being too busy. I want to hoe the corn, mow the lawns, know where the birds are nesting, keep track of where the wild berries will be best, have campfires with the family, keep the store irresistible for our customers, get out on the lake, and experience every flower and sunset. And I'm just one person with perimeters of time and space and limited energy. I keep trying for it, year after year.
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