Do Life Together

Have you ever sat and watched your friends and family do life together? I know I've been talking about community a lot lately but I have been feeling so blessed by so many people in our life right now. We went to the beach yesterday (yes- so did everyone else) and I had a moment of just gratefulness. Firstly because it was Memorial Day and how lucky are we that we live in such an amazing country surrounded by so many people that sacrificed for us.

So we're at the beach and I'm loving it- I'm surrounded by fun people, my kids are having a great time and my husband is off from work. I was at peace. I watched my kinds play with their friends, I watched the joy on their faces and heard the laughter all around. I didn't care about the sand or the mess, I didn't care that my little one was definitely chowing down on sand while eating his watermelon. None of that mattered, none of the usual mom stress was there. The moment that solidified my happy was when my husband decided to get the dads into the water. This was not the guy I knew a couple years ago. I know how hard it is for guys to make friends, especially once we are older and not in a school setting. My husband was not someone who had a big group of friends, he's definitely the introvert type. I think he's ok with that too, but I saw something in him yesterday.

My husband is different, he's changed for the good. He is comfortable in who he is and he's enjoying time with guys who are in the same place as he is. There's friendship forming there, I may be the extrovert between the two of us, but he's making solid relationships and he's making them on his own. It made me sit and be thankful for our "village". It's what we have, a small village that cares about one another. It goes beyond moms hanging out on playdates. We care about each other's families and we care about being inclusive. All of us- together, doing life.

If you haven't heard of wee Kind yet I highly recommend checking it out. It's a movement, a way to empower Purposeful Acts of Kindness. Change the world. wee Kind style.

More on that later...