Stop and Smell the Sunflowers Sometimes

I’ve said more than once to my husband that I can’t believe how lonesome I feel, yet frustrated because I’m never alone all at the same time. I’m with a 2 year old all day and cosleep at night, have a teen that replies one word: “Wonderful”, when I ask how school was, and a preteen that I sometimes have to pry off YouTube to talk to her. Couple that with a gazillion things to do everyday and a super busy husband and, well, sometimes I forget to enjoy my family or my life without worrying about the mound of laundry or dishes. I hate to say that I get so busy with diapers and scrubbing toilets and sweeping floors that I don’t take time to pray, go outside, take a deep breath and smell the roses, or sunflowers, as this case may be. Alex had a school assignment where he needed pictures on an animal so we headed outside to across the street where a local lady keeps her horses. The kids love to see the horses and feed them grass from their hands. I need to take some pointers from my kids and go play outside more often. I snapped these photos of the horses and just took some time to breath the fresh air with my children. It’s amazing how some sunshine and fresh air can mend the most stressed of souls.