Nostalgia

Longing for something from the past... this is the definition. So I ask myself where has time, in general, gone? Let's start with the Summer. How many of you wrote the date this past week and said, "Where did the month of August go?" Well I am there too!

However, this is not a complaint because we had a fantastic summer. My goal this Summer was simply to have a designated time off from school this year, at least six weeks. Traditionally, I have schooled year round and only taken a maximum of a three week break. The next goal I had for our whole family during this "time off" was to have nothing planned, and let me tell you it was bliss! I saw my children become each other's close companions, discovered new hobbies, and I was able to rekindle an old flame with James!

So many of us have fallen prey to the mentality that the busier we are the more we've accomplished, but really at the end of the day what do we have to show for it? In closing, I will say this that when I chose for six weeks to slow the tempo of our lives, I was truly able to find some things of the past right in front of me.

For all too soon, we here will be longing for the presence of James at home and in our hearts...

Happy @ home,
Shelain