Three Things

Sometimes I find myself craving silence - just for a moment.

No conversations. No music. Nothing.

Just silence.

Please.

I need to hear nothing but the sound of my own heart beat. Nothing but the sound of my own breath. This is when I can listen to me. I can ponder, plan and refocus. I can live in the present and take in the moment. I can find contentment and joy amongst the divine chaos that is too often my reality.

I've been invited by a photography group I'm involved with to find joy during the month of May. It's a wonderful opportunity for me to consciously choose three areas of my life to embrace and live more authentically - to find a little pocket of silence within each experience so I can listen to my heart and really feel the joy.

[Playing] Making memories with the little people in my life.
[Creating] For no other reason other than the simple pleasure of it!

[walking] Taking in the beauty around me. Picking up a piece of nature along the way to share.

These are my three things.

"Let the beauty we love, be what we do." ~ Rumi

Spring Sports

Xavier sure knows how to get through the baseball season - ice pops!!

Just as the seasons change through out the year; so do the sports that my children play. Spring time is by far the busiest for us. Both Landin and Kian are playing baseball (Mike is assistant coach on both teams again) and this year Landin has added lacrosse to his plate. So, basically 6 out of 7 days and/or nights are spent at the "fields." Today, Landin had his first Lacrosse game and they had a shut out, 7-0!

Baseball, on the other hand has been in full swing (pun intended) since mid March, with opening day on April 25. Since it has been on the rainy side the last few weeks we have had just as many rain outs as games. At this rate, the season won't end as it normally does (mid June) and we may be making up games until July. Then add All-stars/Tournament games and we're looking at a season ending in August! That's when we'll start singing our baseball song. . . It's the sport that never ends . . . it goes on and on my friend. It's all good though. I enjoy just about every minute of it. Here's a few snapshots we were able to catch of the boys and their respected teams.