Just an ordinary day

Today wasn't spectacular for any particular reason. It was a somewhat rainy Friday. School was taught, devotions were done, sibling squabbles intermittently occured, stories were read, laundry was washed, meals were prepared and eaten together, pictures were painted by many small hands...you get the idea.

On the other hand, today was extraordinary. A beautiful 70 degree overcast morning lent itself to a one hour walk with the kids during which Colton only cried and carried on about his legs hurting (before we were even off of our street people) for about 5 minutes of the walk. That is a miracle in and of itself. The boy loves to be pushed in a stroller and is almost four years old. He would likely enjoy being fed grapes, fanned, and pushed in the stroller simultaneously. I digress...Back to the walk. Natalie admired all the different leaves she found and happily collected many of them with the intent of making a collage. Adelyn waved at anyone and everyone we passed. Colton was thrilled to wander throught the branches hanging from a weeping willow tree.

Later, Colton helped me bake two pies (pumpkin and apple) and thanked me profusely for lettimg him help bake them (and taste them). He insisted on smelling the batter after we added each ingredient. He could harldy wait to sample them. The look on his sweet face when he was eating two kinds of pie before lunchtime--pure bliss. Life's simple pleasures....

All three kids napped from 2-4. Can I get an AMEN??? I talked on the phone, read a book, read my bible, prayed, wrote out a card, cleaned a bit, and read some blogs. It was glorious. Two hours of quiet in the middle of the day is highly unusual and very much enjoyed.

Being a stay at home mom isn't glamorous by the world's standards. Somedays it's downright messy and frankly a struggle just to make it through the day. So, on days like today, I simply thank God for a wonderful ordinary day.

"Behold, chidlren are a gift from the Lord." Psalm 127:3