Just Breathe

Do you ever feel like all you do is spin your wheels and nothing gets accomplished throughout your day?  Do you ever feel like you are so busy that you don't have time for breakfast, a shower....or for a breath?  While we are definitely living a slower lifestyle and choosing less so we can pour more into our kids intentionally, we are still short of breathes at the end of most days.  The couch has our names written on it and the bed by 10pm.  So a vacation was definitely what the doctor ordered for this family and breathe we did.  Well, I did and Kurt was the human jungle gym for the kids as he tossed, juggled, jumped, ran and built with the kids in the water and in the sand at our vacation getaway in Florida.  Siena loved being in the water and pretending to surf on a boogey board.  Carson was a little more hesitant to get in the water but he did and had just as much fun.  What made him giggle was destroying sand castles that everyone else built.  His boyish characteristics are definitely coming to the surface.  And Allegra adored having the waves wash over her feet.  She was content to hang out in her seat under the umbrella or in her beach tent and meet new people along the beach.  It should come as no surprise that she brought a smile to anyone who walked by.

Siena and Mommy enjoyed being buried under the warm sand together.  

Though the evening started out cloudy, we were blessed with a gorgeous sunset while we were having fun in the sand.  Our God, the master artist, painted the clouds the richest colors and the sun itself transitioned from a yellow to gold to a fiery orange to a brilliant red before going to bed.  

We thoroughly enjoyed our time away and embraced every second we caught to reconnect and relax.  Rest is good for the soul and necessary to continue on the journey but too much is not good either (or at least that's what I tell myself when the "to-do" list gets too long) but Florida and the Knolls found the right mix to make our fall break magical.