Genuine in the Journey

As I go about my day, I am astounded by the number of things I feel I just cannot accomplish up to standards.  Now, one of those things is SLEEP, so I would ask for your grace as I muddle through these thoughts of mine. I can't believe the number of things I feel are expected of me that i just can't.  That's all... I JUST CAN"T. Keep the house clean.  And by clean I mean at LEAST picked up, never mind vacuumed and dusted. Make the kids do some chores.  I can hardly manage chores on my own, much less get them to do them. Get dinner on the TABLE for a sit down, prayers before, family-like dinner.  OY. Just eat in front of the TV already. Get kids to fight less.  Stop pushing each others' buttons.  Not even happening here. Keep the kids off screen time. I just need a little peace from the worry that someone will cry FOUL again! Get my boys active and cooperative. At the same time that I am cleaning the house, cooking a lovely dinner, and generally t...

During the Covid quarantine, time at home, stay-away-from-most-other-people, whatever you want to call it, I have become a little obsessed with the idea of a bucket list.  Someday, there will come a time when I once again have the freedom to move around, have a partner to travel with, and have more money in my bank account.  While a couple of those might be far off dreams, I am really hoping that the first one is attainable, and I choose not to give up hope on the last two quite yet.  So while I stand still and try not to breathe while time moves past me, I create dreams in my head and a bucket list of places to see, and things to do, when life again begins to move.   Today while looking for something completely unrelated on Amazon (oh, Amazon, how I both love and loathe you), I came across a book that both excited and slightly depressed me.  It was titled “Our Bucket List Journal, An Inspirational Journal for Couples to Create New Adventures.”  Okay, ...