Isn't it crazy how fast life happens? It seems like yesterday I was in line at CY Market buying a sausage biscuit and a Coke Icee during a Saturday morning outing. The older I get the faster life goes by. It seems like the sweetness and simplicity that used to be so evident in everyday life has now been trampled by the need for speed. Recently I've had a "chance" to slow down and enjoy home life because I've only been working 2 days a week. I got re-acclimated with the familiarity of home and how much I enjoy spending time there. Since graduating from college I haven't had a lot of time to spend at home, unless of course it involved my days off that revolved around getting things back in order, doing laundry, paying bills, etc.
My work schedule was minimized a few weeks ago...I recall my 3rd day off in a row I was sitting in my house and my chores were completed, no bills to pay, dog was walked & fed, house spotless, closet organized, meals prepared for the next 2 days....there was essentially nothing "to do". As I sat in the music room in our house I thought to myself "I haven't had a quiet moment like this in over 2 years...and now I simply don't know what to do with it". It took me over an hour to figure out how do enjoyable things again....write a note to a friend & put it in the mailbox, sit outside on the swing and scribble down 2 verses to a song, look at wedding photos that I haven't looked at in a while, realize that September was sneaking up on me and leaves would soon be falling... 
I realized that God always has a plan for us, even when we don't understand the hows and whys of it all. When I was told my work schedule would be shortened I immediately worried about finances and how it would affect Craig and I....But it turns out that this "opportunity" opened several doors that I wouldn't have even considered without the extra nudge. Life is unpredictable....but it is also sweet and simplistic if we choose to see it that way.
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