Happy Monday morning, friend.
I thought sometime during my days in Seattle I would have time to write a post; it would be all neat and tidy and ready to go this morning. I was wrong.
The days flew by with the long drive Wednesday and a medical appointment. We had another long appointment at Seattle Children’s Thursday, followed by an unexpected appointment Friday.
Despite the medical stuff, I managed to squeeze in lots of time connecting with my people.
Saturday was a wonderful day at our niece’s wedding followed by a visit with my parents. Sunday morning was spent with my sister and her family, then we loaded up and made the six-hour drive home.
Whew!
It was all good – lots of family, lots of hugs, lots of laughter.
Weddings are good for the soul – so much hope and love wrapped up in two young people who have no idea what God has in store for them. I almost want to wrap them in a cocoon and protect them for a decade or two.
This morning, Claire and I are off to Spokane for yet another appointment. Mercy!
I’m ready to park my car for a few days. Thankfully, we live in beautiful north Idaho where the rolling hills are sprouting bright, green wheat. It will be a glorious drive.
I will be back with deep thoughts on adoption or something important later this week. I truly miss this space – and you – when I don’t have time to write.
What do you have happening this week?
Lisa
![It's essential to view each member of the adoption triad: adoptee, first/birth parent, adoptive parent (and affected siblings) with compassion. We must listen to each other with open hearts and minds. A reader paid me the highest compliment when she said this post "invites everyone to the table." [link to post in profile]
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![I love starting my mornings here in my thrift store chair with coffee and a stack of books. My routine is simple and life giving: Bible (She Reads Truth app is fantastic for reading plans), a few sentences in my One-Line a Day Journal (the only journal I've ever managed to keep), one line in my gratitude journal, prayer, a chapter (or less) in a book for my personal/spiritual growth. Then I organize my day in my planner, all before I turn on my computer. I try not to even look at my phone, other than my Bible app and texts (checking for texts from kids and family), before this is done, otherwise I'm quickly sucked into the vortex of social media, although it happens more often than I care to admit. Our world is so noisy, this little piece of my life is quiet. I'm reminded of who I am and whose I am; my priorities come more clearly into view - love God, love Russ, love my children, my family and friends, love the world. Do what God calls me to do with the gifts and resources he's given me. Live an open-hearted life. This all seems clearer when I start my mornings here. [I share this not because it's the right way to do it, but because there might be something here that speaks to you and is helpful. If so, take it. If not, that's fine. We learn so much from one another when we share our lives.]
#openhearted
#onethankfulmom
#couragedearheart #shereadstruth](http://scontent.cdninstagram.com/t51.2885-15/s320x320/sh0.08/e35/20214077_128237287780164_1933912572390539264_n.jpg "I love starting my mornings here in my thrift store chair with coffee and a stack of books. My routine is simple and life giving: Bible (She Reads Truth app is fantastic for reading plans), a few sentences in my One-Line a Day Journal (the only journal I've ever managed to keep), one line in my gratitude journal, prayer, a chapter (or less) in a book for my personal/spiritual growth. Then I organize my day in my planner, all before I turn on my computer. I try not to even look at my phone, other than my Bible app and texts (checking for texts from kids and family), before this is done, otherwise I'm quickly sucked into the vortex of social media, although it happens more often than I care to admit. Our world is so noisy, this little piece of my life is quiet. I'm reminded of who I am and whose I am; my priorities come more clearly into view - love God, love Russ, love my children, my family and friends, love the world. Do what God calls me to do with the gifts and resources he's given me. Live an open-hearted life. This all seems clearer when I start my mornings here. [I share this not because it's the right way to do it, but because there might be something here that speaks to you and is helpful. If so, take it. If not, that's fine. We learn so much from one another when we share our lives.]
#openhearted
#onethankfulmom
#couragedearheart #shereadstruth")
We too were off to Spokane bright and early for a couple appointments for Punk. What a beautiful drive. Hope your day goes well.
A beautiful day! I hope your appointments go well.
Some time when you’re in Spokane, I’d LOVE to meet you for coffee. <3
That sounds great – we should plan a Spokane meet up sometime. I don’t come up often, but when I do, I try to make the most of it. Sitting in a waiting room right now!
Hope the appt with Claire goes great! Love you guys!
11 baseball games
2 kids’ field trips (but no chaperoning)
1 pulmonology appointment
1 WIC appointment
1 class science project (I’m doing science with my 4th grader’s class and we’re finishing one this week.)
1 Muffins with Mom morning at school
And… my kids are demanding the last 8 months of allowance I haven’t paid them so they can burn it at the end-of-the-year book fair. At least they’re buying books, right?
Oh, apparently they also think that they will eat this week, and that their baseball uniforms will be washed somewhere in the mix.
In case it sounds like I’m super organized or on top of it, I wish I could share photos of my house right now – you’d quickly see we’re in a full sea of chaos.
I’m trying to enjoy this season of chaos and not be overwhelmed by it. I’ll let you know how that works out 😉
11 baseball games! I stopped right there – we only have five, plus a couple extra practices. At least it was sunny today!
We had sun yesterday too – but a lot of those ballgames are makeups from about 10 straight days of rainouts. Seeing as it is pouring again today, we’ll see how many games we actually get in this week.
I’m posting from a waiting room at the moment, too. Cheers for being on time!