Blogging Therapy

The sun is still shining....

Breakfasts are being eaten,

school lunches being packed...

I've collected acorns with Charlie,

vacuumed up a giant mess made with powdered sugar,

attended teacher conferences and remembered basketball & swim practices...

Everyday life with young children is quite possibly the

best therapy right now.  I am grateful for the simple,

sometimes mundane, tasks of caring for a home and family

to remind myself that amidst a sad time our lives will go on.

And blogging will too.

Because I enjoy and crave the creative outlet.

Because beautiful homes, inspiring & funny women, new recipes & projects

are things I've missed reading about this last week.

Here are just a few of the images that made me smile,

 as I began to play catch-up in Google Reader today.

I think I'm drawn to all these homes because they look real.

Not overly perfect and all coordinated.

Maybe a little teeny bit messy, because life is messy,

and messy can be beautiful.

I wish all of you a lovely weekend.

Thank you again for all your kind comments, emails and prayers.

While I don't have thousands of readers (ok, let's be honest, I don't have hundreds of readers either) but those of you that do read this blog are a genuinely kind bunch of ladies, and I feel lucky to "know" you.

I look forward to catching back up with you on your blogs too!