Grocery Shopping

We went grocery shopping today. It's a normal thing people do. Pretty boring. But as we were cruising up and down the aisles, looking at food, trying to contain our ever-moving son, it hit me what a nice moment this was. It was nothing special, but right there in that moment, we were a family, we were on our own. It was nice to savor. Today has been a nice reminder of what we have been fighting and working so hard for. The first 5 years of our life together have been Go Go Go! All I have wanted since my children were born was to slow down and enjoy life. I think this is it. I know all too soon my kids will be on the go, busy with their own lives and we will have to be just as busy to try to keep up with them and to support them in all they do. But right now, in this time, we can go slow. We can savor moments and days. Right now, my kids want me and my attention. I can finally give them that. I'm not racing to work or trying to squeeze in housecleaning on my short time away from work or other responsibilities. I love that. I love not being in a hurry. I love sitting on the floor building Lego cars and houses or sitting reading a story. I'm learning to live in the moment. I'm learning to stop looking to what could be and what will be, and instead look at what is. Life is good, life is peaceful. By no means have we accomplished all our goals in life, but right now, it's good. I have everything I need, everything I want.