Here and now

Everything recently has felt so rushed. Most of that has been our own fault but some of that has been curve balls that life has thrown us. We have taken some time this week to have some intentional slower time to listen and to learn with one another. This has been an interesting process and we are getting there. We are almost a month into married life and we have already been through so many things together laughter to the point of tears and tears to the point of sobs. Marriage is just that, doing life together and leaning in to listen when we don't know what to do.  Tomorrow starts another week for all of us and we have the daily and momentary choice to decide what we are going to do with it and what we are going to make of it. The choice is ours. I do not want to go to work tomorrow. I know there are emails and calls awaiting me that I do not want to process but I know I will be able to do my job successfully. When I come home I know more tasks will be waiting for me as well. 

If I choose to get consumed with the list or the tasks then life passes by quicker and more quietly without enjoying the moments. I don't get to witness the little joys that make life worth living the crazy times that make the stillness beautiful and the hard times that make the good times even more joyful. I get to see people who I love in the midst of my daily activities not because I am with them all the time but because I see them through the ways I speak, I hear, and I act. I learn what makes others days and reach out and try to put the best foot forward. 

Life is not easy, it is messy and many days it truly hurts but we are here to make life better for those that are around us. We are here to impact others when their day may have been bad but we can share joys with one another. We are here to listen and learn and enjoy all that life gives us and breath deeply when life takes away resting in the memories that we have. We love each of you and wish you a week filled with moments, not lists, and people, not priorities. 

Lots of love. The Kilby Clan.