In front of the Superbowl sign on Monument Circle.
We took a family adventure today. We packed up the kids and headed downtown to experience the Superbowl festivities. I took a little convincing (me trying to convince myself if that makes sense). I’m not what you would call “adventurous” and taking three kids under 5 downtown with thousands of people isn’t something I would typically do . . . but I knew that the girls would have a blast and I didn’t want to be the reason they couldn’t enjoy such a unique experience. I am so glad I did. It was a great family day and the girls were in awe of downtown. Hearing them talk about the sites they were seeing reminded Gary and I that they live a rather sheltered life here in suburbia. There is nothing wrong with that as far as I’m concerned. (I know that’s kind of a loaded statement and plenty of people might disagree with me on this issue but this is what works for us and our family and I am completely confident in the choices we have made). There is plenty of time for our children to explore the world around them, but for now, we’ll keep it simple and keep their world small.
It’s Friday and boy am I glad it’s the weekend. I was really tired this week for some reason. I think it’s because I haven’t exercised in what seems like ages. I almost went for a run last night and then we had a minor plumbing disaster in our downstairs bathroom. I heeded off disaster, but will be keeping a watchful eye on Timmy to make sure he doesn’t toss anything down the toilet. I don’t know for sure that Timmy was the culprit but considering the fact that he throws anything he can down the toilet, I would suspect that he’s the guilty party. Back to the running thing . . . I really want to start again. Gary started P90x a week or so ago and I know he is feeling much better now that he’s exercising again. It’s funny how in the summertime I can’t go even a few days without running and then winter comes along and everything changes. Wouldn’t it be great to live somewhere where it was warm all year round so you didn’t have to get those winter blah’s preventing you from doing the things you really needed and wanted to do. I’ll report back next week and update my running progress. Hopefully I’ve got a few miles under my belt by then.
Gary signed up for an hour of Adoration around Christmas. I really want to start going to Adoration too. It’s hard with the kids but I know if I make it a priority I can make it happen. I went last Sunday after we put the girls to bed and it was so wonderful. It’s amazing how fast the time goes. I find it hard to have a consistent prayer life and having time for Adoration is so nice because it’s time dedicated just to prayer – talking and listening to Jesus. That last part, listening, is something that I have just recently come to appreciate. When my mind is muddled with the busyness of life, how can I truly “listen” to what Jesus is calling me to do? It’s only in the quiet of prayer that we can truly hear Him, and if we don’t find time for prayer, then how can Jesus speak to us?
Adoration and exercise. Both good for the body, mind and soul.
