Friday Morning

This Friday morning is unusually dark, cold and quiet. There's one little girl gently wailing in her bed as the morning nudges her awake. She's trying to wake her sister, and when she does they will creep into the hallway, gather the orange bucket full of books then snuggle up in bed to read for a bit. The coffee is hot, the internet is friendly.

This morning I continued reading Ann Voskamp's One Thousand Gifts. Seriously, you must must must buy it. You can get it here for $12.99. I've never pushed a book like I want to push this one. It's like Ann is inside my head, writing everything I've ever thought and wanted to say. Yet her words are clear and invite change, whereas my own words are often jumbled and distracted and only invite discouragement. There is conviction on every page. Every paragraph, in fact. This morning one of the nuggets, among many, sticking in my mind is the phrase "expectation kills relationships". So so so true.

Her book is all about finding joy in the ordinary. Being thankful. Relationship with God, as He intended it to be. And it's changed my days. Changing my attitude. I am so thankful.

This weekend the wall in our backyard goes up, hopefully. I am so excited. It's still a long way until the yard is finished, even usable, but it's a big step in that direction. I just imagine all the summer evenings we will spend out there, laying on soft, new grass, watching six little feet run around, and all the hassle and waiting we're doing as it's completed will be worth it.

Enjoy this weekend! And go buy that book!